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CVE-2020-4448 (GCVE-0-2020-4448)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-06-05 12:55 – Updated: 2024-09-16 20:58
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Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with a specially-crafted sequence of serialized objects from untrusted sources. IBM X-Force ID: 181228.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/S:U/I:H/A:H/UI:N/AC:L/PR:N/C:H/AV:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O
CWE
  • Gain Access
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
IBM WebSphere Application Server Affected: 7.0
Affected: 8.0
Affected: 8.5
Affected: 9.0
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Date Public
2020-06-04 00:00
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