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CVE-2016-8964

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-8964 describes an inadequate account lockout setting in IBM BigFix Inventory v9 9.2 and IBM License Metric Tool, allowing remote attackers to brute force account credentials. This vulnerability is rated Critical (CVSS 9.8) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 9.0, < 9.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:bigfix_inventory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 9.0, < 9.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:license_metric_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0223 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 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/118853
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/99548
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038919
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry