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TI-2016-05172 Aliases CVE-2016-5990GHSA-gxx5-h743-7mxx

Improper access control in IBM Privileged Identity Manager

Priority LOW 29CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance allows an authenticated user to upload malicious files that would be automatically executed by the server.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00642 51st 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
IBMPrivileged Identity Manager1.0.1; 1.0.1.1; 2.0.0; 2.0.1; 2.0.2; 2.1.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Privileged Identity Manager VendorIBM Affected 1.0.1; 1.0.1.1; 2.0.0; 2.0.1; 2.0.2; 2.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_privileged_identity_manager:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_privileged_identity_manager:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_privileged_identity_manager:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_privileged_identity_manager:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5990
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gxx5-h743-7mxx
  3. 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2016-05151 Improper access control in IBM Privileged Identity Manager CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-01459 Improper input validation in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-01143 Command injection in IBM Security Identity Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-01444 Path traversal in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2017-01193 Missing authentication in IBM Security Identity Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2018-01446 Cross-site request forgery in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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