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High · 7.8 CVE-2020-4534 EUVD-2020-25781GHSA-69gj-p4vx-w4jg

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 syste…

Published Aug 3, 2020 · Updated Sep 17, 2024 · Assigned by ibm

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0 —

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