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CVE-2020-4889

12
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-4889 describes a vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Scale versions 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.4 and 5.1.0, where a local authenticated user could poison log files, potentially hindering support and development efforts. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 3.3, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a low impact on integrity, with no impact on confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.0.0, <= 5.0.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.0MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.5
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.29%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
21.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0029 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 1,511 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 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/190971
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/pages/node/6405776
PatchVendor Advisory