CVE-2020-4494: IBM Spectrum Protect Client

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 2.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.7.0 through 8.1.9.1 (Linux and Windows), 8.1.9.0 trough 8.1.9.1 (AIX) and IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management 8.1.7.0 through 8.1.9.1 (Linux), 8.1.9.0 through 8.1.9.1 (AIX) web user interfaces could allow an attacker to bypass authentication due to improper session validation which can result in access to unauthorized resources. IBM X-Force ID: 182019.

Affected products

• IBM Spectrum Protect Client: from 8.1.7.0, up to and including 8.1.9.1; from 8.1.9.0, up to and including 8.1.9.1
• IBM Spectrum Protect For Space Management: from 8.1.7.0, up to and including 8.1.9.1; from 8.1.9.0, up to and including 8.1.9.1

Published 2020-06-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.