CVE-2020-4273 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2 and 5.0 could allow a local unprivileged attacker with intimate knowledge of the enviornment to execute commands as root using specially crafted input. IBM X-Force ID: 175977.

Published: 2020-04-03

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

Spectrum Scale

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.0`	affected	—
`4.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-25520	IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2 and 5.0 could allow a local unprivileged attacker with intimate knowledge of the enviornment to execute commands as root using specially crafted input. IBM X-Force ID: 175977.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00401.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175977
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6151701

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Spectrum Scale

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2020-04-03T12:35:12.184Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T18:44:16.548Z

Reserved: 2019-12-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-4273

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-04-03T13:15:13.263

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:19:45.250

Link: CVE-2020-4273

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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