What is CVE-2016-0296?

CVE-2016-0296 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Platform, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2017-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-0296?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Bigfix Platform

CVE-2016-0296

IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager - Mobile Device Management (MDM) stores potentially sensitive information in log files that could be available to a local user.

Published 2017-02-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (19.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 19.9% 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 Bigfix Platform — versions 9.0, 9.1, 9.2
IBM Corporation Bigfix Platform — versions 9.5, 9.0, 9.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94213 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0296?: CVE-2016-0296 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Platform, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2017-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-0296?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.