Is CVE-2020-9408 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2020-9408 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2020-9408 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2020-9408 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-9408?

CVE-2020-9408 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2020-9408

CWE-276Published: March 11, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

The Spotfire library component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace and TIBCO Spotfire Server contains a vulnerability that theoretically allows an attacker with write permissions to the Spotfire Library, but not "Script Author" group permission, to modify attributes of files and objects saved to the library such that the system treats them as trusted. This could allow an attacker to cause the Spotfire Web Player, Analyst clients, and TERR Service into executing arbitrary code with the privileges of the system account that started those processes. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Spotfire Analytics Platform for AWS Marketplace: versions 10.8.0 and below and TIBCO Spotfire Server: versions 7.11.9 and below, versions 7.12.0, 7.13.0, 7.14.0, 10.0.0, 10.0.1, 10.1.0, 10.2.0, 10.3.0, 10.3.1, 10.3.2, 10.3.3, 10.3.4, 10.3.5, and 10.3.6, versions 10.4.0, 10.5.0, 10.6.0, 10.6.1, 10.7.0, and 10.8.0.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2020-9408 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.