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CVE-2016-6104

IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 2.5, and 2.6 could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary...

7.2 High

IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 2.5, and 2.6 could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, caused by the improper validation of file extensions, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.69%Up 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 2.5, and 2.6 could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, caused by the improper validation of file extensions, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.

Record
CVE-2016-6104
CVSS 3.0
7.2 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-434
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 2.5, and 2.6 could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, caused by the improper validation of file extensions, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.

Record
CVE-2016-6104
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7038 No score

IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 2.5, and 2.6 could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, caused by the improper validation of file extensions, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.

Record
EUVD-2016-7038
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6jr6-qp52-8vfq 7.2

IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 2.5, and 2.6 could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary...

IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 2.5, and 2.6 could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, caused by the improper validation of file extensions, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.

Record
GHSA-6jr6-qp52-8vfq
CVSS 3.0
7.2 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-434
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-6104 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ibm Corporation Key Lifecycle Manager, published February 7, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.69%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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