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CVE-2020-4212

37
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
14.97%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1497 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/175023
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/pages/node/3178863
PatchVendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-20-272
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry