CVE-2020-4406
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.008 · 57 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.7.0 through 8.1.9.1 (Linux and Windows), 8.1.9.0 trough 8.1.9.1 (AIX) and IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management 8.1.7.0 through 8.1.9.1 (Linux), 8.1.9.0 through 8.1.9.1 (AIX) web user interfaces could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 179488.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.5–5.4
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affected products (12)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ibm spectrum protect client8.1.7.0 → 8.1.9.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm spectrum protect client8.1.9.0 → 8.1.9.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm spectrum protect for space management8.1.7.0 → 8.1.9.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_space_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm spectrum protect for space management8.1.9.0 → 8.1.9.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_space_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179488cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4406cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-Spectrum-Protect-privilege-escalation-32536cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-spectrum-protect-client-and-ibm-spectrum-protect-for-space-management-web-user-interface-vulnerable-to-authentication-bypass-and-clickjacking-cve-2020-4494-cve-2020-4406/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6221448cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179488enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6221448enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179488VDB EntryVendor Advisorynvd
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