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CVE-2016-9724

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9724 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability in IBM QRadar 7.2. This flaw allows a remote, authenticated attacker to trigger a denial of service by consuming all available memory resources or to expose highly sensitive information through improper XML data processing. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), the attack vector is network-based and low complexity, requiring only low privileges. There is no public exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.1HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
65.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0122 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 17,823 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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.

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

ibm.com / support/docview.wss
PatchVendor Advisory