What is CVE-2016-8987?

CVE-2016-8987 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Maximo Asset Management, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-06-08.

How severe is CVE-2016-8987?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Maximo Asset Management

CVE-2016-8987

IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.1, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow an authenticated user to view incorrect item sets that they should not have access to view.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2017-06-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Maximo Asset Management — versions 7.1.1, 7.5, 7.1
IBM Maximo Asset Management — versions 7.1, 7.5, 7.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/97369 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/119039 (VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8987?: CVE-2016-8987 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Maximo Asset Management, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-06-08.
How severe is CVE-2016-8987?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.