Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 15, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-4216

Description

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: 175066.

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Affected products

IBM/Spectrum Protect Plus
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: >=10.1.0,<=10.1.5
IBM/Spectrum Protectllm-fuzzy
Range: 10.1.0 - 10.1.5
IBM/Spectrum Protect Servercpe-rescue
Range: 10.1.0

Patches

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References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6221332nvdPatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175066nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-710/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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