What is CVE-2016-9749?

CVE-2016-9749 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Campaign, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2018-11-09.

How severe is CVE-2016-9749?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.

Improper input validation in IBM Campaign

CVE-2016-9749

IBM Campaign 9.1.0, 9.1.2, 10.0, and 10.1 could allow an authenticated user with access to the local network to bypass security due to lack of input validation. IBM X-Force ID: 120206.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2018-11-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.3% 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

IBM Campaign — versions 9.1.0.10, 9.1.0.11, 10.0.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120206 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9749?: CVE-2016-9749 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Campaign, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2018-11-09.
How severe is CVE-2016-9749?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.