CVE-2020-4983
IBM Spectrum LSF 10.1 and IBM Spectrum LSF Suite 10.2 could allow a user on the local network who has privileges to submit LSF jobs to execute arbitrary commands.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM Spectrum LSF 10.1 and IBM Spectrum LSF Suite 10.2 could allow a user on the local network who has privileges to submit LSF jobs to execute arbitrary commands. IBM X-Force ID: 192586.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.44% probability · 38th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287, CWE-798
- Affected
- ibm/spectrum lsf · ibm/spectrum lsf suite
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 0.4% 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/192586VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.hpcsec.com/2021/01/14/cve-2020-4983/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6395478Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192586VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.hpcsec.com/2021/01/14/cve-2020-4983/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6395478Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.