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CVE-2016-8962

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-04-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-255

Description

IBM BigFix Inventory 9.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 118851.

Affected products

• IBM Corporation BigFix Inventory: through 9.2

References

• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995031
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98030
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038360
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995031
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98030
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038360

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