CVE-2020-4287
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2020-05-14
- WeaknessCWE-787
Am I affected?
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Description
IBM i2 Intelligent Analyis Platform 9.2.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a memory corruption error. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted document, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the victim or cause the application to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 176269.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2020-05-1416:15CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTCBlock these indicators
- Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2020-4287?format=txt
- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2020-4287?format=csv
- TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
- The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.
Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.2 | = 9.2.1 | no fix published | NVD |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Fix
Advisories and patches
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comVendor Advisory
- www.ibm.comVendor Advisory
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
- NVDCVSS 3.17.8read 2026-10-23
- CNACVSS 3.07.8read 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 2.09.3read 2026-10-23
- NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-787read 2026-10-23
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.8 %2026-10-22
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- 2020-05-14
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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