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CVE-2020-4278

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-4278 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting IBM Platform LSF 9.1 and 10.1, IBM Spectrum LSF Suite 10.2, and IBM Spectrum Suite for HPA 10.2. A local user can exploit weak file permissions when specific debug settings are enabled in Linux or Unix environments. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:platform_lsf:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:platform_lsf:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_computing_for_high_performance_analytics:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_lsf:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.4HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.4
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
19.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0027 is in the 55th percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 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/176137
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/pages/node/3357549
PatchVendor Advisory