CVE-2020-4686

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: August 17, 2020 at 12:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:20 AM UTC
21 products affected across 1 vendorSpectrum VirtualizeStorwize V7000 FirmwareSAN Volume Controller Firmware

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.3.1 could allow a remote user authenticated via LDAP to escalate their privileges and perform actions they should not have access to. IBM X-Force ID: 186678.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

ibm-flashsystem-v5000 (same device)
ibm-flashsystem-v7200 (same device)
ibm-flashsystem-v9000 (same device)
ibm-flashsystem-v9100 (same device)
ibm-flashsystem-v9200 (same device)
ibm-san-volume-controller (same device)
ibm-storwize-v5000 (same device)
ibm-storwize-v5000e (same device)
ibm-storwize-v5100 (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

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CWE
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