Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in IBM Platform LSF and Spectrum Suites

Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in IBM Platform LSF and Spectrum Suites

CVE-2020-4278 · HIGH Severity

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

IBM Platform LSF 9.1 and 10.1, IBM Spectrum LSF Suite 10.2, and IBM Spectrum Suite for HPA 10.2 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges due to weak file permissions when specific debug settings are enabled in a Linux or Unix enviornment. IBM X-Force ID: 176137.

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