CVE-2020-4212 is a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability affecting IBM Spectrum Protect Plus versions 10.1.0 and 10.1.5. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted HTTP command, leading to complete compromise of the system. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability has a high EPSS score, indicating a higher likelihood of exploitation, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 10.1.0, < 10.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect:10.1.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.