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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-9726

IBM QRadar Incident Forensics 7.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 2.34%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

IBM QRadar Incident Forensics 7.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM Reference #: 1999542.

CVSS 3.0
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
2.34% probability · 84th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
ibm/qradar incident forensics · ibm/qradar security information and event manager
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 2.34%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 2.3% 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.