High severity · published Mar 7, 2017
CVE-2016-9726
IBM QRadar Incident Forensics 7.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system
8.8
CVSS
2.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM QRadar Incident Forensics 7.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM Reference #: 1999542.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.3% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
QI
Qradar Incident Forensics · Ibm
7.2.0; 7.2.1; 7.2.2; 7.2.3; 7.2.4; 7.2.5; +3 more · source: NVD
QS
Qradar Security Information And Event Manager · Ibm
7.2.0; 7.2.1; 7.2.2; 7.2.3; 7.2.4; 7.2.5; +3 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9726
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9726
Patch
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21999542
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