CVE-2020-4278 (GCVE-0-2020-4278)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-03-05 15:20 – Updated: 2024-09-16 20:16
VLAI
Summary
IBM Platform LSF 9.1 and 10.1, IBM Spectrum LSF Suite 10.2, and IBM Spectrum Suite for HPA 10.2 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges due to weak file permissions when specific debug settings are enabled in a Linux or Unix enviornment. IBM X-Force ID: 176137.
Severity
7.4 (High)
CVSS:3.0/I:H/C:H/AC:H/A:H/PR:N/S:U/AV:L/UI:N/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
CWE
  • Gain Privileges
Assigner
ibm
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2020-02-25 00:00
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