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TI-2016-05122 Aliases CVE-2016-5927GHSA-hjw4-mmqg-5692

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management (aka Spectrum Protect for Space…

Priority LOW 25CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
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 Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management (aka Spectrum Protect for Space Management) 6.3.x before 6.3.2.6, 6.4.x before 6.4.3.3, and 7.1.x before 7.1.6, when certain dsmsetpw tracing is configured, allows local users to discover an encrypted password by reading application-trace output.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00315 24th 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 · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:6.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:6.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4.0.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:6.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:6.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.2VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:6.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:6.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:6.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:6.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.4VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_space_management:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.4 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5927
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hjw4-mmqg-5692

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2012-04104 Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management (aka TSM… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2012-04966 Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management (aka TSM… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2018-01407 Improper privilege management in IBM Spectrum Protect CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.2
  • TI-2016-05119 Information disclosure in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager HSM for Windows CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.7

Sources

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