What is CVE-2016-2968?

CVE-2016-2968 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Qradar Incident Forensics, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-07-02.

How severe is CVE-2016-2968?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Qradar Incident Forensics

CVE-2016-2968

IBM Security QRadar Incident Forensics 7.2.x before 7.2.7 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, and obtain sensitive information or modify data, via unspecified vectors.

Published 2016-07-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Qradar Incident Forensics — versions 7.2.0, 7.2.1, 7.2.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2968?: CVE-2016-2968 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Qradar Incident Forensics, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-07-02.
How severe is CVE-2016-2968?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.