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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-4433 · published 10 June 2020

CVE-2020-4433: Ibm aspera application platform on demand improper input validation vulnerability

Ibm · Aspera Application Platform On Demand

Certain IBM Aspera applications are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. This could allow a remote attacker with intimate knowledge of the server to execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of root or cause server to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 180814.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 5.1% · top 7.9% CWE-20 · Improper input validationCWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 9.3
5.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
10Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Certain IBM Aspera applications are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. This could allow a remote attacker with intimate knowledge of the server to execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of root or cause server to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 180814.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

10 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/180814 VDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6221324 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/180814 VDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6221324 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-4433), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.