IBM Sterling Connect:Direct 4.5.00, 4.5.01, 4.6.0 before 4.6.0.6 iFix008, and 4.7.0…
Priority LOW 12Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct 4.5.00, 4.5.01, 4.6.0 before 4.6.0.6 iFix008, and 4.7.0 before 4.7.0.4 on Windows allows local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00271 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
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:4.5:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | direct 4.5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:4.5.01:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | direct 4.5.01 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:4.6:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | direct 4.6 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:4.7:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | direct 4.7 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:4.5:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions direct 4.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:4.5.01:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions direct 4.5.01 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:4.6:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions direct 4.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:4.7:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions direct 4.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5992
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rwwr-2w57-v9q5
References
More IBM Sterling Connect vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-16346 Missing brute-force protection in IBM Connect:Direct Web Services CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-04041 Out-of-bounds read in IBM Sterling Connect Direct for Microsoft Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-13665 IBM Sterling Connect:Express for UNIX server-side request forgery CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-24718 IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX command execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-15624 IBM Connect:Express for UNIX denial of service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-16347 IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services 1.0 and 6.0 uses weaker than expected… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2016-5992 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-5992 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rwwr-2w57-v9q5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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