What is CVE-2017-1197?

CVE-2017-1197 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Compliance Analytics, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-06-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-1197?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Compliance Analytics

CVE-2017-1197

IBM BigFix Compliance (TEMA SUAv1 SCA SCM) uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 123672.

Published 2017-06-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.9% 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 Bigfix Compliance Analytics — versions 1.9.79
IBM Bigfix Security Compliance Analytics — versions 1.9.70

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/123672 (VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1197?: CVE-2017-1197 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Compliance Analytics, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-06-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-1197?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.