CVE-2016-6089
IBM WebSphere MQ 9.0.0.1 and 9.0.2 could allow a local user to write to a file or delete files in...
CVE-2016-6089 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Ibm Mq, published June 7, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
IBM WebSphere MQ 9.0.0.1 and 9.0.2 could allow a local user to write to a file or delete files in a directory they should not have access to due to improper access controls. IBM X-Force ID: 117926.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
IBM WebSphere MQ 9.0.0.1 and 9.0.2 could allow a local user to write to a file or delete files in a directory they should not have access to due to improper access controls. IBM X-Force ID: 117926.
- Record
CVE-2016-6089- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
IBM WebSphere MQ 9.0.0.1 and 9.0.2 could allow a local user to write to a file or delete files in a directory they should not have access to due to improper access controls. IBM X-Force ID: 117926.
- Record
CVE-2016-6089- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7023 No score
IBM WebSphere MQ 9.0.0.1 and 9.0.2 could allow a local user to write to a file or delete files in a directory they should not have access to due to improper access controls. IBM X-Force ID: 117926.
- Record
EUVD-2016-7023- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w4rw-664q-rp8h
IBM WebSphere MQ 9.0.0.1 and 9.0.2 could allow a local user to write to a file or delete files in...
IBM WebSphere MQ 9.0.0.1 and 9.0.2 could allow a local user to write to a file or delete files in a directory they should not have access to due to improper access controls. IBM X-Force ID: 117926.
- Record
GHSA-w4rw-664q-rp8h- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |