CVE-2020-5021

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-01-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-384

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.6 does not invalidate session after a password reset which could allow a local user to impersonate another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 193657.

Affected products

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus: from 10.1.0 before 10.1.7 — fixed in 10.1.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/193657
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6398754
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/193657
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6398754

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