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CVE-2016-8964
IBM BigFix Inventory v9 9.2 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account…
Critical9.8EPSS 2.2%
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- ibm
Description
IBM BigFix Inventory v9 9.2 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 118853.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.2% · top 17% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
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- CWE-200 (opens in a new tab)
- CWE-254 (opens in a new tab)
Affected products
IBM · BigFix Inventory
- affected 9.2
References (4)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21995024 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1038919 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118853 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 99548 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .