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CVE-2016-2871

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-11-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-255

Description

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.1 before MR2 Patch 13 and 7.2 before 7.2.7 uses cleartext storage for unspecified passwords, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a configuration file.

Affected products

• IBM QRadar SIEM: through 7.1.0; 7.2.0, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.4, 7.2.5 (+1)

References

• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21987769
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94861
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21987769
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94861

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