Directory traversal vulnerability in IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 allows remote…
Priority LOW 35CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- 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-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via a crafted request.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02759 86th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2933
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r8m3-47wj-g6r4
References
More IBM Bigfix Remote Control vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-02455 IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 does not properly restrict failed login attempts… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-02473 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2016-02440 IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 does not properly restrict password choices, which… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2016-02441 Improper access control in IBM BigFix Remote Control CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-02459 IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 allows local users to discover hardcoded credentials via unspecified vectors. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-02447 IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 uses cleartext storage for unspecified passwords… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.3
Sources
- CVE-2016-2933 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-2933 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r8m3-47wj-g6r4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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