CVE-2020-4212

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 15.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-02-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 and 10.1.5 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. By using a specially crafted HTTP command, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary command on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 175023.

Affected products

IBM Spectrum Protect: from 10.1.0 before 10.1.5; 10.1.5 — fixed in 10.1.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Spectrum Protect 10.1.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175023
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/3178863
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-272/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175023
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/3178863
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-272/

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