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CVE-2021-20532

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: 2021-04-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-276

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.11.0 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges to take full control of the system due to insecure directory permissions. IBM X-Force ID: 198811.

Affected products

• IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client: from 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.11.0
• IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: from 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.11.0

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198811
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6445503
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198811
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6445503

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