CVE-2016-0391
The IBM Watson Developer Cloud services on Bluemix platforms do not properly generate random...
The IBM Watson Developer Cloud services on Bluemix platforms do not properly generate random numbers for service-instance credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a brute-force attack.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The IBM Watson Developer Cloud services on Bluemix platforms do not properly generate random numbers for service-instance credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a brute-force attack.
- Record
CVE-2016-0391- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The IBM Watson Developer Cloud services on Bluemix platforms do not properly generate random numbers for service-instance credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a brute-force attack.
- Record
CVE-2016-0391- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-0426 No score
The IBM Watson Developer Cloud services on Bluemix platforms do not properly generate random numbers for service-instance credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a brute-force attack.
- Record
EUVD-2016-0426- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4fh5-7h44-vx78
The IBM Watson Developer Cloud services on Bluemix platforms do not properly generate random...
The IBM Watson Developer Cloud services on Bluemix platforms do not properly generate random numbers for service-instance credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a brute-force attack.
- Record
GHSA-4fh5-7h44-vx78- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-0391 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Ibm Watson Developer Cloud, published July 2, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.35%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.