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CVE-2020-4686

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-08-17 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.3.1 could allow a remote user authenticated via LDAP to escalate their privileges and perform actions they should not have access to. IBM X-Force ID: 186678.

Affected products

• IBM Flashsystem V5000 Firmware: 8.3.1
• IBM Flashsystem V7200 Firmware: 8.3.1
• IBM Flashsystem V9000 Firmware: 8.3.1
• IBM Flashsystem V9100 Firmware: 8.3.1
• IBM Flashsystem V9200 Firmware: 8.3.1
• IBM San Volume Controller Firmware: 8.3.1
• IBM Spectrum Virtualize: 8.3.1
• IBM Storwize V5000 Firmware: 8.3.1
• IBM Storwize V5000E Firmware: 8.3.1
• IBM Storwize V5100 Firmware: 8.3.1
• IBM Storwize V7000 Firmware: 8.3.1

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/186678
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6260199
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/186678
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6260199

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