CVE-2020-5021
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.6 does not invalidate session after a password...
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.6 does not invalidate session after a password reset which could allow a local user to impersonate another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 193657.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.6 does not invalidate session after a password reset which could allow a local user to impersonate another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 193657.
- Record
CVE-2020-5021- CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AC:H/C:L/PR:N/UI:N/A:N/AV:L/I:L/S:U/RC:C/RL:O/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-26268
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.6 does not invalidate session after a password reset which could allow a local user to impersonate another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 193657.
- Record
EUVD-2020-26268- CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AC:H/C:L/PR:N/UI:N/A:N/AV:L/I:L/S:U/RC:C/RL:O/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6rqr-xfwj-w2q9 No score
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.6 does not invalidate session after a password...
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.6 does not invalidate session after a password reset which could allow a local user to impersonate another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 193657.
- Record
GHSA-6rqr-xfwj-w2q9- Weakness
- CWE-384
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.6 does not invalidate session after a password reset which could allow a local user to impersonate another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 193657.
- Record
CVE-2020-5021- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-384
- 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-2020-5021 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus, published January 8, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. No source names a fixed version.