The vulnerability of data backup and application protection tools such as IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot, as well as protection mechanisms for virtual machines with IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments, allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands.

The vulnerability of Data Protection extensions for data backup and application protection in IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot, as well as the virtual machine protection provided by IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments, exists due to the lack of measures taken to neutralize special elements...