CVE-2020-4955

Severity: high (CVSS 8.0 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-02-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-434

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper parameter validation. By creating an unspecified servlet request with specially crafted input parameters, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load a malicious .dll with elevated privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 192155.

Affected products

IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center: from 7.1.0.000 before 7.1.13.000; from 8.1.0.000 before 8.1.10.200 — fixed in 7.1.13.000, 8.1.10.200

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1.13.000, 8.1.10.200. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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