What is CVE-2016-2871?

CVE-2016-2871 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-11-30.

How severe is CVE-2016-2871?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager

CVE-2016-2871

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.1 before MR2 Patch 13 and 7.2 before 7.2.7 uses cleartext storage for unspecified passwords, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a configuration file.

Published 2016-11-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (21.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.4% 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 Qradar Security Information And Event Manager — versions 7.2.0, 7.2.1, 7.2.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-255

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/94861 (vdb-entry)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2871?: CVE-2016-2871 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-11-30.
How severe is CVE-2016-2871?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.