CVE-2016-5979 json
IBM Distributed Marketing 8.6, 9.0, and 10.0 could allow a privileged authenticated user to create an instance that gets created with secur…
published 2017-05-15 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-6913
- cvss
- 2.7
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
IBM Distributed Marketing 8.6, 9.0, and 10.0 could allow a privileged authenticated user to create an instance that gets created with security profile not valid for the templates, that results in the new instance not accessible for the intended user. IBM X-Force ID: 116379.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 2.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- IBM Corporation Distributed Marketing
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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ibm.com
/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21999526
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-5979
- NVD CVE-2016-5979
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