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CVE-2016-6042

IBM AppScan Enterprise Edition could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper handling of…

High7.3EPSS 2.6%
Published
Updated
Reserved
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ibm

Description

IBM AppScan Enterprise Edition could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper handling of objects in memory. By persuading a victim to open specially-crafted content, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system in the same context as the victim.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-6042, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.0High7.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
2.6% · top 15% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.3.

Weakness

Affected products

  • IBM Corporation · AppScan Enterprise

    • affected 8.6
    • affected 8.6.0.1
    • affected 5.2
    • affected 5.4
    • affected 5.5
    • affected 5.6
    • affected 8.0
    • affected 8.5
    • affected 8.7.0.0
    • affected 8.7.0.1
    • affected 8.7
    • affected 8.8
    • affected 8.9
    • affected 9.0
    • affected 9.0.1
    • affected 9
    • affected 9.0.2
    • affected 9.0.3
    • affected 9.0.3.1
    • affected 9.0.3.4

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Record last updated .