What is CVE-2016-0236?

CVE-2016-0236 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Database Activity Monitor, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-10-21.

How severe is CVE-2016-0236?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in IBM Security Guardium Database Activity Monitor

CVE-2016-0236

IBM Security Guardium Database Activity Monitor 8.2 before p310, 9.x through 9.5 before p700, and 10.x through 10.1 before p100 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via the search field.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2016-10-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.025 (84.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Guardium Database Activity Monitor — versions 8.2, 9.0, 9.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

References

www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93823 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0236?: CVE-2016-0236 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Database Activity Monitor, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2016-0236?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.