CVE-2021-20532: IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client: from 8.1.0.0, up to and including 8.1.11.0
• IBM Spectrum Protect For Virtual Environments: from 8.1.0.0, up to and including 8.1.11.0

Published 2021-04-26. Last modified 2026-06-17.