What is CVE-2020-4206?

CVE-2020-4206 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-03-31.

How severe is CVE-2020-4206?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus

CVE-2020-4206

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system in the context of root user, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. IBM X-Force ID: 174966.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.046 (90.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus — versions 10.1.0, 10.1.5
Ibm Spectrum_protect_plus

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4206?: CVE-2020-4206 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-03-31.
How severe is CVE-2020-4206?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.