CVSS 3.1
6.5 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NCVE-2026-16699
Medium (6.5) in ibm netezza appliance. EPSS 0.3% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
IBM Netezza Appliance 11.3.0.2 Interim Fix 002 through 11.3.1.3 Interim Fix 006 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to change the passwords of other users due to improper authorization.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.3% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 19th percentile. Scored 2026-11-10. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
- CISA's assessment (SSVC)
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total, assessed 2026-11-09. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
- CWE
- CWE-285 Improper Authorization
- OWASP Top 10
- A01:2025 Broken Access Control
- Published
- Modified
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting analysis
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Affected
- ibm:netezza appliance
Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| IBM Netezza Appliance | from 11.3.0.2 IF2 through 11.3.1.3 IF 6 |
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to this record's weaknesses, as MITRE names them. Credits. More on the page of CWE-285 (16).