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)

Published 2020-03-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.046 (91.7th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.046 · newest: 0.046 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus — versions 10.1.0, 10.1.5
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6114130 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174966 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

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.