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TI-2020-03839 Aliases CVE-2020-4496GHSA-xwhx-6g69-79wc

Improper certificate validation in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

Priority LOW 27CWE-295Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.

Summary

The IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0.0 through 10.1.8.x server connection to an IBM Spectrum Protect Plus workload agent is subject to a man-in-the-middle attack due to improper certificate validation. IBM X-Force ID: 182046.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00594 48th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMSpectrum Protect Plus10.1.0.0; 10.1.8.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Spectrum Protect Plus VendorIBM Affected 10.1.0.0; 10.1.8.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.1.0 – 10.1.8.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1.0 – 10.1.8.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-4496
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xwhx-6g69-79wc

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2020-03654 OS command injection in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • 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
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Sources

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