CVE-2016-8966

MediumCVSS 5.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

IBM BigFix Inventory v9 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.9/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 1, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-8966: Medium severity, CVSS 5.9 | Vulnix