What is CVE-2016-9729?

CVE-2016-9729 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-03-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-9729?

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

Auth bypass in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager

CVE-2016-9729

IBM QRadar 7.2 does not perform an authentication check for a critical resource or functionality allowing anonymous users access to protected areas. IBM Reference #: 1999545.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2017-03-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (53.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.9% 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 Qradar Security Information And Event Manager — versions 7.2.0, 7.2.1, 7.2.2
IBM Corporation Qradar Siem — versions 7.0, 7, 7.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/96538 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9729?: CVE-2016-9729 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-03-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-9729?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.