Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-4954 · published 15 February 2021

CVE-2020-4954: Ibm spectrum protect operations center vulnerability

Ibm · Spectrum Protect Operations Center

IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1 could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication restrictions, caused by improper session validation . By using the configuration panel to obtain a valid session using an attacker controlled IBM Spectrum Protect server, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication and gain access to a limited number of debug functions, such as logging levels. IBM X-Force ID: 192153.

5.4 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.59% · top 53.9% CWE-384 · CWE-384

5.4CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.8

0.59%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

4References

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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

Affected products

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

Spectrum Protect Operations Center Ibm

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192153	VDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6404966	PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192153	VDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6404966	PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-4954), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.