CVE-2020-4448

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-502

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	WebSphere Application Server	7.0; 8.0; 8.5; 9.0

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181228VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6220336Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-688/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181228VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6220336Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-688/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Jun 5, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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