CVE-2020-4242

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-03-31 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-78

Description

IBM Spectrum Scale and IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 175419.

Affected products

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus: from 10.1.0 through 10.1.5
IBM Spectrum Scale: from 10.1.0 through 10.1.5

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175419
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6114130
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175419
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6114130

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