What is CVE-2016-2861?

CVE-2016-2861 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Extreme Scale, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2016-07-02.

How severe is CVE-2016-2861?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Websphere Extreme Scale

CVE-2016-2861

IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale 7.1.0 before 7.1.0.3, 7.1.1 before 7.1.1.1, 8.5 before 8.5.0.3, and 8.6 before 8.6.0.8 does not properly encrypt data, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2016-07-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Websphere Extreme Scale — versions 7.1.0, 7.1.0.2, 7.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2861?: CVE-2016-2861 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Extreme Scale, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2016-07-02.
How severe is CVE-2016-2861?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.