CVE-2020-4534

8.8 highEPSS 0.4%

High (8.8) in ibm websphere application server. EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by improper handling of UNC paths. By scheduling a task with a specially-crafted UNC path, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with higher privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 182808.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

8.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 37% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2020-08-03
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

ibm:websphere_application_server

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182808
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6255074
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182808
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6255074

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