CVE-2020-4954
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1 could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication restrictions, caused by improper session validation .
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.59%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1 could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication restrictions, caused by improper session validation . By using the configuration panel to obtain a valid session using an attacker controlled IBM Spectrum Protect server, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication and gain access to a limited number of debug functions, such as logging levels. IBM X-Force ID: 192153.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.59% probability · 48th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-384
- Affected
- ibm/spectrum protect operations center
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 0.6% 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/192153VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6404966Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192153VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6404966Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.