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CVE-2016-0266

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-0266 describes a vulnerability in IBM AIX versions 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 2.2.x, where the systems do not default to the latest TLS version. This misconfiguration makes these systems susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks, potentially allowing attackers to intercept sensitive information. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 3.7, indicating a network-based attack with high attack complexity and a low impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.2.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.0.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.0.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.0.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

3.7LOW

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0144 is in the 57th percentile among its peer group of 1,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

aix.software.ibm.com / aix/efixes/security/nettcp_advisory2.asc
MitigationVendor Advisory
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Broken Link
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Broken Link
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Broken Link
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Broken Link
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Broken Link
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Broken Link
securityfocus.com / bid/92150
securitytracker.com / id/1036467