What is CVE-2016-2936?

CVE-2016-2936 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Remote Control, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2016-11-30.

How severe is CVE-2016-2936?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Remote Control

CVE-2016-2936

IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 uses cleartext storage for unspecified passwords, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via unknown vectors.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 61.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Bigfix Remote Control

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-255

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/94645 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2936?: CVE-2016-2936 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Remote Control, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2016-11-30.
How severe is CVE-2016-2936?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.