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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 26, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-20532

CVE-2021-20532

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.11.0 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges to take full control of the system due to insecure directory permissions. IBM X-Force ID: 198811.

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Affected products

5
  • IBM/Spectrum Protect Backup Archive Client
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_backup-archive_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: >=8.1.0.0,<=8.1.11.0
  • IBM/Spectrum Protect For Virtual Environments3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments:*:*:*:*:*:hyper-v:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments:*:*:*:*:*:hyper-v:*:*range: >=8.1.0.0,<=8.1.11.0
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments:*:*:*:*:*:vmware:*:*range: >=8.1.0.0,<=8.1.11.0
    • (no CPE)range: 8.1.0.0
  • IBM/Spectrum Protect Clientllm-fuzzy
    Range: 8.1.0.0 - 8.1.11.0

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