SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-9739

IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.36%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user.

CVSS 3.0
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.36% probability · 30th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-255
Affected
ibm/security identity manager
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.