Information disclosure in IBM BigFix Inventory
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- 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-200.
Summary
IBM BigFix Inventory v9 9.2 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 118853.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02231 82nd 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 Inventory | 9.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- BigFix Inventory VendorIBM Affected 9.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-8964
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-84gr-jc26-g5mr
References
More IBM Bigfix Inventory vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-07365 XML external entity injection in IBM BigFix Inventory CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2016-07356 Information disclosure in IBM BigFix Inventory CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2016-07353 Credentials management flaw in IBM BigFix Inventory CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2016-07352 Open redirect in IBM BigFix Inventory CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2016-07364 Information disclosure in IBM BigFix Inventory CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2016-07366 IBM BigFix Inventory v9 allows web pages to be stored locally which can be read by another user on the system. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2016-8964 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-8964 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-84gr-jc26-g5mr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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