CVE-2016-5991 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting specific versions of IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Windows. An attacker with low privileges could exploit this vulnerability through unspecified vectors to gain elevated access. The CVSS score of 4.5 (Medium) indicates a low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:4.5:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
4.5.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:4.5.01:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:4.6:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:4.7:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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