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CVE-2016-2879

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-03-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-326

Description

IBM QRadar 7.2 uses outdated hashing algorithms to hash certain passwords, which could allow a local user to obtain and decrypt user credentials. IBM Reference #: 1997341.

Affected products

• IBM QRadar SIEM: 7.2.0, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.4, 7.2.5 (+2)

References

• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21997341
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96502
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21997341
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96502

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