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CVE-2016-5960

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5960 describes a vulnerability in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager versions 2.0.2 and 2.1.0, where user credentials are stored in plaintext, making them accessible to a local user. With a CVSS v3 score of 5.5 (Medium), this flaw allows an attacker with local access to compromise the confidentiality of sensitive information. While the vulnerability is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and lacks public exploit intelligence or significant community discussion, its presence poses a risk to systems where affected IBM products are deployed.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_privileged_identity_manager:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_privileged_identity_manager:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
25.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0033 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 15,937 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/116171
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/98825
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry