What is CVE-2016-2874?

CVE-2016-2874 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2016-11-30.

How severe is CVE-2016-2874?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager

CVE-2016-2874

IBM QRadar SIEM 7.1 before MR2 Patch 13 and 7.2 before 7.2.7 mishandles authorization, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · 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-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/95003 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2874?: CVE-2016-2874 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2016-11-30.
How severe is CVE-2016-2874?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.