What is CVE-2020-5018?

CVE-2020-5018 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-01-08.

How severe is CVE-2020-5018?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

CVE-2020-5018

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.6 may include sensitive information in its URLs increasing the risk of such information being caputured by an attacker. IBM X-Force ID: 193654.

Published 2021-01-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.4th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000

Affected products

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus — versions 10.1.0, 10.1.6
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6398754 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/193654 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5018?: CVE-2020-5018 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2020-5018?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.