IBM Spectrum Protect Server Security Feature Issue Vulnerability

IBM Spectrum Protect Server is a spectrum protection system from IBM USA, Inc. providing comprehensive data resiliency for physical file servers, virtual environments, and a wide range of applications.IBM Spectrum Protect Server versions 8.1.0.000 through 8.1.14 have a security feature issue vulnerability that stems from an error in processing authentication requests, which could be exploited by an attacker to bypass the security features and configure IBM Spectrum Protect Server configured to use SESSIONSECURITY=TRANSITIONAL and gain access to sensitive information.