Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published Feb 15, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-4954
CVE-2020-4954
Description
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 7.1 and 8.1 could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication restrictions, caused by improper session validation . By using the configuration panel to obtain a valid session using an attacker controlled IBM Spectrum Protect server, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication and gain access to a limited number of debug functions, such as logging levels. IBM X-Force ID: 192153.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
37.1, 8.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 7.1, 8.1
- (no CPE)range: 8.1
- Range: 7.1, 8.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6404966nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192153nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.