What is CVE-2016-8981?

CVE-2016-8981 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP Hp-Ux, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-8981?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-8981 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Information disclosure in HP Hp-Ux

CVE-2016-8981

IBM BigFix Inventory v9 allows web pages to be stored locally which can be read by another user on the system.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

HP Hp-Ux
IBM Aix
IBM Bigfix Inventory — versions 9.2
IBM License Metric Tool — versions 9.2.0
IBM Corporation Bigfix Inventory — versions 9.2
Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows
Oracle Solaris

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

thdusdl1219/CVE-Study

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/95137 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8981?: CVE-2016-8981 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP Hp-Ux, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-8981?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-8981 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.