What is CVE-2016-5963?

CVE-2016-5963 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-09-26.

How severe is CVE-2016-5963?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance

CVE-2016-5963

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager (ISPIM) Virtual Appliance 2.x before 2.0.2 FP8 does not properly validate updates, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Published 2016-09-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance — versions 2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93076 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5963?: CVE-2016-5963 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-5963?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.