CVE-2016-6098 is a critical vulnerability affecting IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager versions 2.0.1, 2.5, and 2.6, stemming from improperly set permissions on a security-critical resource. This flaw allows unauthorized actors to read or modify sensitive data, posing a significant risk to confidentiality and integrity. With a CVSS v3 score of 8.1 (High), it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Despite its severity, there is no public exploit code available, nor is it listed in the CISA KEV catalog, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:2.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:2.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:2.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:2.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:2.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.