CVE-2020-4851
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.5 and 5.1.0 through 5.1.0.2 could allow a local user to...
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.5 and 5.1.0 through 5.1.0.2 could allow a local user to poison log files which could impact support and development efforts. IBM X-Force ID: 190450.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.5 and 5.1.0 through 5.1.0.2 could allow a local user to poison log files which could impact support and development efforts. IBM X-Force ID: 190450.
- Record
CVE-2020-4851- CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/A:N/I:N/AV:L/UI:N/C:L/PR:N/AC:L/S:U/RC:C/E:U/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-26098
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.5 and 5.1.0 through 5.1.0.2 could allow a local user to poison log files which could impact support and development efforts. IBM X-Force ID: 190450.
- Record
EUVD-2020-26098- CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/A:N/I:N/AV:L/UI:N/C:L/PR:N/AC:L/S:U/RC:C/E:U/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g355-j7jx-8hmm No score
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.5 and 5.1.0 through 5.1.0.2 could allow a local user to...
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.5 and 5.1.0 through 5.1.0.2 could allow a local user to poison log files which could impact support and development efforts. IBM X-Force ID: 190450.
- Record
GHSA-g355-j7jx-8hmm- Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.5 and 5.1.0 through 5.1.0.2 could allow a local user to poison log files which could impact support and development efforts. IBM X-Force ID: 190450.
- Record
CVE-2020-4851- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-74
- 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-2020-4851 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Ibm Spectrum Scale, published March 16, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.