What is CVE-2016-9984?

CVE-2016-9984 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Maximo Asset Management, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-06-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-9984?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Maximo Asset Management

CVE-2016-9984

IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.5 and 7.6 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system as administrator. IBM X-Force ID: 120276.

Published 2017-06-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120276 (Vendor Advisory)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9984?: CVE-2016-9984 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Maximo Asset Management, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-9984?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.