CVE-2016-9722
IBM QRadar 7.2 and 7.3 specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that...
IBM QRadar 7.2 and 7.3 specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. IBM X-Force ID: 119737.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
IBM QRadar 7.2 and 7.3 specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. IBM X-Force ID: 119737.
- Record
CVE-2016-9722- CVSS 3.0
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
IBM QRadar 7.2 and 7.3 specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. IBM X-Force ID: 119737.
- Record
CVE-2016-9722- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-10523 No score
IBM QRadar 7.2 and 7.3 specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. IBM X-Force ID: 119737.
- Record
EUVD-2016-10523- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p7h8-p48v-gf6r
IBM QRadar 7.2 and 7.3 specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that...
IBM QRadar 7.2 and 7.3 specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. IBM X-Force ID: 119737.
- Record
GHSA-p7h8-p48v-gf6r- CVSS 3.0
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | IBM QRadar SIEM - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2018-07-11 |
| Metasploit | IBM QRadar SIEM Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution | 2018-05-28 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-9722 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.2) in Ibm Qradar Security Information And Event Manager, published January 10, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.0%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.