CVE-2016-9739 describes a critical vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance where user credentials are stored in clear text, making them accessible to local users. This flaw carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and the potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability if exploited. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or notable community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_identity_manager:7.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_identity_manager:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_identity_manager:7.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_identity_manager:7.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_identity_manager:7.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.