CVE-2020-4983 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

IBM Spectrum LSF 10.1 and IBM Spectrum LSF Suite 10.2 could allow a user on the local network who has privileges to submit LSF jobs to execute arbitrary commands. IBM X-Force ID: 192586.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm	Spectrum Lsf Spectrum Lsf Suite

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_lsf:10.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_lsf_suite:10.2:::::::*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192586
https://www.hpcsec.com/2021/01/14/cve-2020-4983/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6395478

History

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00045}`	epss `{'score': 0.00056}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2021-01-20T15:00:29.635299Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:11:55.445Z

Reserved: 2019-12-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-4983

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-01-20T15:15:42.470

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:33:30.557

Link: CVE-2020-4983

Redhat

No data.

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