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CVE-2016-9976

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9976 is a critical arbitrary file inclusion vulnerability affecting IBM Maximo Asset Management versions 7.1, 7.5, and 7.6. A remote attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted URL request, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable server. With a CVSS score of 8.4 (High), this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. 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
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_asset_management:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_asset_management:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_asset_management:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_asset_management_essentials:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:maximo_asset_management_essentials:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.4HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.5
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0171 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 3,237 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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 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
securityfocus.com / bid/98305
Broken Link