CVE-2016-9739
IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance stores user credentials in plain in clear text...
IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user.
- Record
CVE-2016-9739- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user.
- Record
CVE-2016-9739- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-10540 No score
IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user.
- Record
EUVD-2016-10540- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gv2q-rp6h-64fg
IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance stores user credentials in plain in clear text...
IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user.
- Record
GHSA-gv2q-rp6h-64fg- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-9739 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Ibm Security Identity Manager, published February 1, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.