What is CVE-2016-2948?

CVE-2016-2948 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Remote Control, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-11-30.

How severe is CVE-2016-2948?

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

Vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Remote Control

CVE-2016-2948

IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 allows local users to discover hardcoded credentials via unspecified vectors.

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 (18.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.5% 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 Bigfix Remote Control — versions 9.1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94619 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2948?: CVE-2016-2948 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Remote Control, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-11-30.
How severe is CVE-2016-2948?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.