Vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager For Virtual Environments

CVE-2016-2988

IBM Tivoli Storage Manger for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware (aka Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments) 6.4.x before 6.4.3.4 and 7.1.x before 7.1.6 allows remote authenticated users to bypass a TSM credential requirement and obtain administrative access by leveraging multiple simultaneous logins.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 62nd percentile — 62.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-2988: held from 0.010 to 0.010.

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

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2988?
CVE-2016-2988 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager For Virtual Environments, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.5/10. Published 2016-11-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-2988?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.5 out of 10.