What is CVE-2016-0291?

CVE-2016-0291 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Platform, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-02-28.

How severe is CVE-2016-0291?

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

RCE in IBM Bigfix Platform

CVE-2016-0291

IBM BigFix Platform 9.0, 9.1 before 9.1.8, and 9.2 before 9.2.8 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging report server access. IBM X-Force ID: 111302.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2018-02-28 · 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: 0.038 (89.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.038 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Bigfix Platform — versions 9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111302 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0291?: CVE-2016-0291 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Platform, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-02-28.
How severe is CVE-2016-0291?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.