CVE-2020-4450
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 traditional could allow a remote attacker to execute...
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 traditional could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with a specially-crafted sequence of serialized objects. IBM X-Force ID: 181231.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 traditional could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with a specially-crafted sequence of serialized objects. IBM X-Force ID: 181231.
- Record
CVE-2020-4450- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/UI:N/AV:N/C:H/PR:N/AC:L/I:H/S:U/A:H/RL:O/E:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-25697
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 traditional could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with a specially-crafted sequence of serialized objects. IBM X-Force ID: 181231.
- Record
EUVD-2020-25697- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/UI:N/AV:N/C:H/PR:N/AC:L/I:H/S:U/A:H/RL:O/E:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fvf6-4v5x-94mq No score
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 traditional could allow a remote attacker to execute...
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 traditional could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with a specially-crafted sequence of serialized objects. IBM X-Force ID: 181231.
- Record
GHSA-fvf6-4v5x-94mq- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 traditional could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with a specially-crafted sequence of serialized objects. IBM X-Force ID: 181231.
- Record
CVE-2020-4450- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-4450 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published June 5, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 34.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.