IBM Tivoli Storage Manger for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware (aka…
Priority LOW 39CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
IBM Tivoli Storage Manger for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware (aka Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments) 6.4.x before 6.4.3.4 and 7.1.x before 7.1.6 allows remote authenticated users to bypass a TSM credential requirement and obtain administrative access by leveraging multiple simultaneous logins.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00984 62nd 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-2016-2988
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qpgh-gjjp-83wm
References
More IBM Tivoli Storage Manager For Virtual Environments vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-01407 Improper privilege management in IBM Spectrum Protect CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.2
- TI-2013-05531 The Data Protection for VMware component in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.1
- TI-2015-01789 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Storage Manger for Virtual… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.5
Sources
- CVE-2016-2988 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-2988 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qpgh-gjjp-83wm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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