What is CVE-2016-0235?

CVE-2016-0235 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Database Activity Monitor, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2018-03-12.

How severe is CVE-2016-0235?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Database Activity Monitor

CVE-2016-0235

IBM Security Guardium Database Activity Monitor 10 allows local users to have unspecified impact by leveraging administrator access to a hardcoded password, related to use on GRUB systems. IBM X-Force ID: 110326.

Published 2018-03-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Guardium Database Activity Monitor — versions 10.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110326 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0235?: CVE-2016-0235 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Database Activity Monitor, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2018-03-12.
How severe is CVE-2016-0235?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.