IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper…

published 2021-02-15 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-26202

cvss: 8.0; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper parameter validation. By creating an unspecified servlet request with specially crafted input parameters, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load a malicious .dll with elevated privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 192155.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

ibm spectrum_protect_operations_center 7.1.13.000, 8.1.10.200

ibm.com/support/pages/node/6404966 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	8.0	CVSS:3.0/C:H/S:C/A:H/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/AV:A/I:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
NVD	3.1	8.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.0	8.0	CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	5.2	AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center

Classification

Weakness

CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6404966
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/192155
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-4955
NVD CVE-2020-4955

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