CVE-2016-8939

moderate-risk
Published 2017-06-07

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1) clients/agents store password information in the Windows Registry in a manner which can be compromised. IBM X-Force ID: 118790.

Do I need to act?

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0.07% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Affected Vendors

Ibm

References (10)

Vendor Advisory http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22003738
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98783
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038607
VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118790
https://improsec.com/blog/vulnerability-in-tsm
Vendor Advisory http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22003738
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98783
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038607
VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118790
https://improsec.com/blog/vulnerability-in-tsm
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 27/34 · High