What is CVE-2016-5990?

CVE-2016-5990 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2017-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-5990?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager

CVE-2016-5990

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance allows an authenticated user to upload malicious files that would be automatically executed by the server.

Published 2017-02-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 48.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager — versions 2.0.2, 2.1
IBM Corporation Privileged Identity Manager — versions 1.0.1, 2.0.1, 2.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/95199 (Patch, VDB Entry, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5990?: CVE-2016-5990 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2017-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-5990?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.