CVE-2020-4208
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a...
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 174975.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 174975.
- Record
CVE-2020-4208- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/A:N/AV:N/PR:N/C:H/AC:L/S:U/I:N/UI:N/RL:O/RC:C/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-25455
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 174975.
- Record
EUVD-2020-25455- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/A:N/AV:N/PR:N/C:H/AC:L/S:U/I:N/UI:N/RL:O/RC:C/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ww5p-8f54-rr8x No score
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a...
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 174975.
- Record
GHSA-ww5p-8f54-rr8x- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 174975.
- Record
CVE-2020-4208- 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
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-798
- 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-2020-4208 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus, published March 31, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.80%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.