Improper input validation in IBM BigFix Platform
Priority LOW 29CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM BigFix Platform could allow an attacker on the local network to crash the BES server using a specially crafted XMLSchema request.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00529 45th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | BigFix Platform | 9.0; 9.1; 9.2; 9.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- BigFix Platform VendorIBM Affected 9.0; 9.1; 9.2; 9.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-6084
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8429-c5x8-7qw9
References
More IBM Bigfix Platform vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-03009 Unrestricted file upload in IBM BigFix Platform CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2016-05223 Use after free in IBM BigFix Platform CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2018-01357 Missing brute-force protection in IBM BigFix Platform CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-00995 IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager (IBM BigFix 9.2 and 9.5) does not require that users should… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-00258 IBM BigFix Platform 9.0, 9.1 before 9.1.8, and 9.2 before 9.2.8 allow remote… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-03040 Information disclosure in IBM BigFix Platform CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2016-6084 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-6084 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8429-c5x8-7qw9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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