CVE-2020-4631
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.002 · 16 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.6 agent files, in non-default configurations, on Windows are assigned access to everyone with full control permissions, which could allow a local user to cause interruption of the service operations. IBM X-Force ID: 185372.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.9–5.5
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affected products (3)
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references (13)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/47752cnnvd
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/48654cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/185372cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4631cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-incorrect-permissions-on-ibm-spectrum-protect-agent-files-cve-2020-4631/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-incorrect-permissions-on-ibm-spectrum-protect-plus-agent-files-cve-2020-4631-2/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-incorrect-permissions-on-ibm-spectrum-protect-plus-agent-files-cve-2020-4631-3/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-incorrect-permissions-on-ibm-spectrum-protect-plus-agent-files-cve-2020-4631/cnnvd
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