What is CVE-2016-2944?

CVE-2016-2944 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Remote Control, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-11-30.

How severe is CVE-2016-2944?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in IBM Bigfix Remote Control

CVE-2016-2944

IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 does not properly restrict failed login attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force approach.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Bigfix Remote Control

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94623 (vdb-entry)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2944?: CVE-2016-2944 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Remote Control, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-11-30.
How severe is CVE-2016-2944?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.