CVE-2020-4891 | BDVDB-2026-150504 Detail

IBMSpectrum Scale

Description#

IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.5 and 5.1.0 through 5.1.0.2 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a local user er to brute force Rest API account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 190974.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.0: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12021-03-16Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-17Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2021-03-16
Last modified: 2024-09-17

Vendor information

Vendor: IBM
Product: Spectrum Scale

All IBM vulnerabilities

Score

6.2 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 19.0.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
5.0.0
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
5.0.5.5
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
5.1.0
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
5.1.0.2
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

6.2 Medium

CVSS:3.0/UI:N/AV:L/I:N/C:H/A:N/S:U/PR:N/AC:L/E:U/RC:C/RL:O

Metric breakdown
User Interaction	None
Attack Vector	Local
Integrity	None
Confidentiality	High
Availability	None
Scope	Unchanged
Privileges Required	None
Attack Complexity	Low

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).