CVE-2020-4464
highpriority · attend · 50EPSS 0.132 · 96 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 traditional could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a system with a specially-crafted sequence of serialized objects over the SOAP connector. IBM X-Force ID: 181489.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- silentsignal/WebSphere-WSIF-gadgetCVE-2020-4464 / CVE-2020-4450PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (8)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ibm websphere application server7.0.0.0 → 7.0.0.45nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere application server8.0.0.0 → 8.0.0.15nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere application server8.5.0.0 → 8.5.5.17nvdUScpe: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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (17)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/47671cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181489cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4464cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/WebSphere-AS-code-execution-via-SOAP-Serialized-Objects-32865cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.2439/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-embedded-websphere-application-server-is-vulnerable-to-a-command-execution-vulnerability-affect-content-collector-for-email-2/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-security-privileged-identity-manager-is-affected-by-a-code-execution-vulnerability-cve-2020-4464/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-security-vulnerabilities-have-been-identified-in-ibm-websphere-application-server-used-by-ibm-infosphere-master-data-management-11-6-3/cnnvd
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