IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.3.1 could allow a remote user authenticated via LDAP to escalate their privileges and perform actions they should…

published 2020-08-17 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-25933

cvss: 6.8; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.6%; EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.3.1 could allow a remote user authenticated via LDAP to escalate their privileges and perform actions they should not have access to. IBM X-Force ID: 186678.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/6260199 advisory

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Exploit prediction

1.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	6.8	CVSS:3.0/C:H/AV:N/PR:L/UI:N/I:H/S:U/AC:H/A:N/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
NVD	3.1	8.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CNA	3.0	6.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected products

IBM SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6260199
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/186678
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-4686
NVD CVE-2020-4686

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