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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...

5.5 Medium

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.

What does this mean?
Severity
5.5 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.32%EPSS, 24th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

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

0.32%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.5

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 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0
3.6 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-284
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo 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-2016-7023No 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-rp8h5.5

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 MediumCVSS: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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

References

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