CVE-2020-4545

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-09-04 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-426

Description

IBM Aspera Connect 3.9.9 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper loading of Dynamic Link Libraries by the import feature. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted .DLL file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 183190.

Affected products

IBM Aspera Connect: through 3.9.9

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/183190
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6326537
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/183190
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6326537

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