CVE-2020-5021

MEDIUM 4.4CVE-2020-5021 · Published 08/01/2021 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2020-5021 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 4.4) vulnerability affecting spectrum protect plus (ibm).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.25%, higher than 16.0% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 10.1.7 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
spectrum protect plus ibm	`≥ 10.1.0, < 10.1.7`	`10.1.7`

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.6 does not invalidate session after a password reset which could allow a local user to impersonate another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 193657.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/193657 · VDB Entry
ibm.com/support/pages/node/6398754 · Patch

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

spectrum protect plus

ibm

≥ 10.1.0, < 10.1.7

10.1.7

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