CVE-2020-4926
A vulnerability in the Spectrum Scale 5.1 core component and IBM Elastic Storage System 6.1 could allow unauthorized access to user data or injection of arbitrary data in the communication protocol.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.71%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A vulnerability in the Spectrum Scale 5.1 core component and IBM Elastic Storage System 6.1 could allow unauthorized access to user data or injection of arbitrary data in the communication protocol. IBM X-Force ID: 191600.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.71% probability · 53th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Affected
- ibm/elastic storage system · ibm/spectrum scale
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 0.7% 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/191600VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6565399Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6589109Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/191600VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6565399Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6589109Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.