CVE-2020-4693
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.025 · 85 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1.0.000 through 7.1.10 and 8.1.0.000 through 8.1.9 may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper validation of data prior to export. IBM X-Force ID: 186782.
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 · 7.5–9.8
weaknesses
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affected products (6)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ibm spectrum protect operations center7.1.0.000 → 7.1.10.000nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_operations_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm spectrum protect operations center8.1.0.000 → 8.1.9.000nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_operations_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/50464cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/186782cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4693cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-Spectrum-Protect-code-execution-via-Export-Code-Injection-34437cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-code-injection-vulnerability-in-ibm-spectrum-protect-for-virtual-environments-and-ibm-spectrum-protect-snapshot-for-vmware-cve-2020-4693/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-code-injection-vulnerability-in-ibm-spectrum-protect-operations-center-cve-2020-4693/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6325341cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/186782enisa_euvd
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