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TI-2016-00285 Aliases CVE-2016-0321GHSA-g2f4-fx9f-49rr

IBM Personal Communications (aka PCOMM) 6.x before 6.0.17 and 12.x before 12.0.0.1 does…

Priority LOW 28CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

IBM Personal Communications (aka PCOMM) 6.x before 6.0.17 and 12.x before 12.0.0.1 does not properly restrict credential extraction, which allows local users to discover passwords by leveraging access to the victim account and executing a PowerShell script.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00375 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 18

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.0.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.6VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.7VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.8VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.8 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 8 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.9VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.10VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.11VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.12VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.13VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.14VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.15VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.16VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.9 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.10 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.11 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.12 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.13 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.14 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.15 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:personal_communications:6.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.16 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-0321
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g2f4-fx9f-49rr

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2012-00194 Stack-based buffer overflow in pcspref.dll in pcsws.exe in IBM Personal Communications… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2024-16510 IBM Personal Communications code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-00930 IBM Personal Communications command execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

Sources

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