What is CVE-2016-8915?

CVE-2016-8915 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Mq, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-02-22.

How severe is CVE-2016-8915?

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

Vulnerability in IBM Websphere Mq

CVE-2016-8915

IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 could allow an authenticated user with access to the queue manager and queue, to deny service to other channels running under the same process. IBM Reference #: 1998649.

Published 2017-02-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (56.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.3% 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 Websphere Mq — versions 8.0, 8.0.0.0, 8.0.0.1
IBM Corporation Websphere Mq — versions 8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/96403 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8915?: CVE-2016-8915 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Mq, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-02-22.
How severe is CVE-2016-8915?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.