CVE-2020-4545

7.8 highEPSS 3.0%

High (7.8) in ibm aspera connect. EPSS 3.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IBM Aspera Connect 3.9.9 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper loading of Dynamic Link Libraries by the import feature. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted .DLL file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 183190.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

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

EPSS: 3.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 87% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-426
Published: 2020-09-04
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

ibm:aspera_connect

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/183190
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6326537
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/183190
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6326537

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