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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-8998

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Server 7.1 could allow an authenticated user with TSM administrator privileges to cause a buffer overflow using a specially crafted SQL query and execute arbitrary code on the server.

HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.70%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Server 7.1 could allow an authenticated user with TSM administrator privileges to cause a buffer overflow using a specially crafted SQL query and execute arbitrary code on the server. IBM Reference #: 1998747.

CVSS 3.0
7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.70% probability · 77th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
ibm/tivoli storage manager
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 1.70%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 1.7% 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.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.