What is CVE-2016-3012?

CVE-2016-3012 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM API Connect, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-12-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-3012?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM API Connect

CVE-2016-3012

IBM API Connect (aka APIConnect) before 5.0.3.0 with NPM before 2.2.8 includes certain internal server credentials in the software package, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging knowledge of these credentials.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2016-12-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/92417 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3012?: CVE-2016-3012 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM API Connect, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-12-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-3012?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.