{"id":"CVE-2020-4494","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-4494","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T22:32:34.693Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2020-06-15T14:15:12.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:20:03.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@us.ibm.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-287"],"affected":["ibm/spectrum protect client","ibm/spectrum protect for space management"],"epss":{"score":0.02229,"percentile":0.82631,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182019","tags":["VDB Entry","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6221448","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182019","tags":["VDB Entry","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6221448","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4494","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}