IBM i2 Analyst Notebook 9.2.0 and 9.2.1 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a memory corruption.

published 2020-10-29 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-25969

cvss: 7.8; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.5%; EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM i2 Analyst Notebook 9.2.0 and 9.2.1 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a memory corruption. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 187870.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/6356497 advisory

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Exploit prediction

1.55% 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	7.8	CVSS:3.0/C:H/AV:L/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:R/A:H/AC:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.0	7.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	9.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

IBM i2 Analyst Notebook

Classification

Weakness

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6356497
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/187870
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-4722
NVD CVE-2020-4722

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