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CVE-2020-4415

35
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-4415 is a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting IBM Spectrum Protect versions 7.1 and 8.1. This flaw, stemming from improper bounds checking, allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector and complete compromise potential. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential interest.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 7.1.0.0, <= 7.1.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 8.1.0.0, <= 8.1.9.200CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
8.05%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0805 is in the 89th 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

Vendor Patches (6)

boschvendor investigatingvia llm_extracted
maxkbvendor investigatingvia llm_extracted
nxpvendor investigatingvia llm_extracted
openfirevendor investigatingvia llm_extracted
openstackvendor investigatingvia llm_extracted
opnsensevendor investigatingvia llm_extracted

Vendor Advisories (6)

maxkbllm-maxkb-f5f46d2a4da4d25fCRITICAL

IBM Spectrum Protect Verb 134 Unauthenticated Remote Stack Overflow

Apr 22, 2020
openstackllm-openstack-e7505bd36690e001CRITICAL

IBM Spectrum Protect Verb 134 Unauthenticated Remote Stack Overflow

Apr 22, 2020
nxpllm-nxp-f7e4aa135e51baa0CRITICAL

IBM Spectrum Protect Verb 134 Unauthenticated Remote Stack Overflow

Apr 22, 2020
boschllm-bosch-7c73275c3b7c424aCRITICAL

IBM Spectrum Protect Verb 134 Unauthenticated Remote Stack Overflow

Apr 22, 2020
opnsensellm-opnsense-7e48a884fcc9a210CRITICAL

IBM Spectrum Protect Verb 134 Unauthenticated Remote Stack Overflow

Apr 22, 2020
openfirellm-openfire-e639645a01269bc4CRITICAL

IBM Spectrum Protect Verb 134 Unauthenticated Remote Stack Overflow

Apr 22, 2020

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/179990
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/pages/node/6195706
PatchVendor Advisory