What is CVE-2016-9985?

CVE-2016-9985 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-08.

How severe is CVE-2016-9985?

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

Information disclosure in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence

CVE-2016-9985

IBM Cognos Server 10.1.1 and 10.2 stores highly sensitive information in log files that could be read by a local user. IBM Reference #: 1999671.

Published 2017-03-08 · 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 (20.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 20.2% 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 Cognos Business Intelligence — versions 10.1.1, 10.2
IBM Corporation Cognos Business Intelligence — versions 10.2.2, 10.2, 10.2.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/96962 (vdb-entry)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9985?: CVE-2016-9985 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-08.
How severe is CVE-2016-9985?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.