TI-2020-03654 Aliases CVE-2020-4241 GHSA-qj6m-554w-cmhg

OS command injection in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

HIGH 74CWE-78Published 2020-03-31 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

IBM Spectrum Scale and IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 175418.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.66298 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
IBM	Spectrum Protect Plus	10.1.0; 10.1.5	—	No fix listed	CNA

Spectrum Protect Plus VendorIBM Affected 10.1.0; 10.1.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus::::::::	10.1.0 – 10.1.5	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale::::::::	10.1.0 – 10.1.5	Vulnerable	IBM

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1.0 – 10.1.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1.0 – 10.1.5 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-4241
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qj6m-554w-cmhg

References

Patch 1

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6114130

TI-2020-03820 OS command injection in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-04093 Hard-coded credentials in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-03630 Hard-coded credentials in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-03628 Improper input validation in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2020-03655 OS command injection in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2020-03637 Hard-coded credentials in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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