CVE-2016-8964
IBM BigFix Inventory v9 9.2 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM BigFix Inventory v9 9.2 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 118853.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.23% probability · 83th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-254
- Affected
- ibm/bigfix inventory · ibm/license metric tool
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 2.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995024Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99548Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038919Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118853VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995024Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99548Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038919Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118853VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.