VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-4494

HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.23%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.7.0 through 8.1.9.1 (Linux and Windows), 8.1.9.0 trough 8.1.9.1 (AIX) and IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management 8.1.7.0 through 8.1.9.1 (Linux), 8.1.9.0 through 8.1.9.1 (AIX) web user interfaces could allow an attacker to bypass authentication due to improper session validation which can result in access to unauthorized resources. IBM X-Force ID: 182019.

CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 2.23% probability · 83th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-287
Affected: ibm/spectrum protect client · ibm/spectrum protect for space management
Source: psirt@us.ibm.com

EPSS trend

EPSS 2.2% 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/182019VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6221448Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182019VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6221448Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.