What is CVE-2020-4273?

CVE-2020-4273 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Scale. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2020-4273?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Scale

CVE-2020-4273

IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2 and 5.0 could allow a local unprivileged attacker with intimate knowledge of the enviornment to execute commands as root using specially crafted input. IBM X-Force ID: 175977.

EPSS: 0.004 (32.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Spectrum Scale — versions 5.0, 4.2
Ibm Spectrum_scale

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4273?: CVE-2020-4273 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Scale. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2020-4273?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.