CVE-2016-8939

5.5 mediumEPSS 0.4%

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1) clients/agents store password information in the Windows Registry in a manner which can be compromised. IBM X-Force ID: 118790.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 28% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-200
Published: 2017-06-07
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

ibm:tivoli_storage_manager

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22003738
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98783
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038607
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118790
https://improsec.com/blog/vulnerability-in-tsm

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