IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 allows local users to obtain sensitive information…
Priority LOW 10CWE-532Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-532.
Summary
IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging unspecified privileges to read a log file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00274 19th 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-2016-2943
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3qwg-mv8q-wh9c
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-2016-02444 Directory traversal vulnerability in IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 allows remote… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2016-2943 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-2943 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3qwg-mv8q-wh9c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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