CVE-2020-4448
highpriority · track · 43EPSS 0.125 · 96 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-21
IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with a specially-crafted sequence of serialized objects from untrusted sources. IBM X-Force ID: 181228.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9–10
weaknesses
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affected products (8)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ibm websphere application server8.5.0.0 → 8.5.5.18nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere application server9.0.0.0 → 9.0.5.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere virtual enterprise= 7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_virtual_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere virtual enterprise= 8.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_virtual_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (20)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/46886cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181228cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4448cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/WebSphere-AS-Network-Deployment-code-execution-via-Serialized-Objects-32449cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.1971/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.2212/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.2219/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-security-identity-manager-virtual-appliance-is-affected-by-multiple-vulnerabilities/cnnvd
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