What is CVE-2016-0259?

CVE-2016-0259 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Mq, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2016-06-26.

How severe is CVE-2016-0259?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Websphere Mq

CVE-2016-0259

runmqsc in IBM WebSphere MQ 8.x before 8.0.0.5 allows local users to bypass an intended +dsp authority requirement and obtain sensitive information via unspecified display commands.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2016-06-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (19.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 19.7% 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 Websphere Mq — versions 8.0.0.1, 8.0.0.2, 8.0.0.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036179 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0259?: CVE-2016-0259 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Mq, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2016-06-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-0259?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.