What is CVE-2020-4717?

CVE-2020-4717 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spss Modeler, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-03-10.

How severe is CVE-2020-4717?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Spss Modeler

CVE-2020-4717

A vulnerability exists in IBM SPSS Modeler Subscription Installer that allows a user with create symbolic link permission to write arbitrary file in another protected path during product installation. IBM X-Force ID: 187727.

Published 2021-03-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (24.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 24.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

IBM Spss Modeler — versions Subscription
IBM Spss Modeler

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6427901 (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/187727 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-4717?: CVE-2020-4717 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spss Modeler, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2020-4717?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.