CVE-2020-4854: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 2.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 thorugh 10.1.6 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 190454.

Affected products

• IBM Spectrum Protect Plus: from 10.1.0, up to and including 10.1.6

Published 2020-11-23. Last modified 2026-06-17.