CVE-2020-4242
IBM Spectrum Scale and IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM Spectrum Scale and IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 175419.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.59% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- ibm/spectrum protect plus · ibm/spectrum scale
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 4.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175419VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6114130Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175419VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6114130Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.