CVE-2016-5986
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.x before 7.0.0.43, 8.0.x before 8.0.0.13, 8.5.x before 8...
CVE-2016-5986 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published October 1, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.42%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.x before 7.0.0.43, 8.0.x before 8.0.0.13, 8.5.x before 8.5.5.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.0.2, and Liberty before 16.0.0.3 mishandles responses, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.x before 7.0.0.43, 8.0.x before 8.0.0.13, 8.5.x before 8.5.5.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.0.2, and Liberty before 16.0.0.3 mishandles responses, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-5986- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.x before 7.0.0.43, 8.0.x before 8.0.0.13, 8.5.x before 8.5.5.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.0.2, and Liberty before 16.0.0.3 mishandles responses, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-5986- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-6920 No score
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.x before 7.0.0.43, 8.0.x before 8.0.0.13, 8.5.x before 8.5.5.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.0.2, and Liberty before 16.0.0.3 mishandles responses, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2016-6920- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6hxr-6hpr-6cgm
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.x before 7.0.0.43, 8.0.x before 8.0.0.13, 8.5.x before 8...
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.x before 7.0.0.43, 8.0.x before 8.0.0.13, 8.5.x before 8.5.5.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.0.2, and Liberty before 16.0.0.3 mishandles responses, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-6hxr-6hpr-6cgm- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |