CVE-2020-4241 describes a critical arbitrary command execution vulnerability affecting IBM Spectrum Scale and IBM Spectrum Protect Plus versions 10.1.0 through 10.1.5. A remote authenticated attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted request, leading to full compromise of the system. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low privileges and no user interaction, resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 10.1.0, <= 10.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 10.1.0, <= 10.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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