CVE-2020-4521
highpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.065 · 94 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.0 and 7.6.1 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserialization in Java. By sending specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 182396.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (6)
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- ibm maximo asset management7.6.0 → 7.6.0.10nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_asset_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm maximo asset management7.6.1 → 7.6.1.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_asset_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/50312cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182396cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4521cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-maximo-asset-management-is-vulnerable-to-java-deserialization-cve-2020-4521/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6332587cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182396enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6332587enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182396VDB EntryVendor Advisorynvd
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