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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-0321 · published 17 July 2016

CVE-2016-0321: Ibm personal communications information exposure vulnerability

Ibm · Personal Communications

IBM Personal Communications (aka PCOMM) 6.x before 6.0.17 and 12.x before 12.0.0.1 does not properly restrict credential extraction, which allows local users to discover passwords by leveraging access to the victim account and executing a PowerShell script.

6.2 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 0.37% · top 71.4% CWE-200 · Information exposure
6.2CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 2.1
0.37%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

IBM Personal Communications (aka PCOMM) 6.x before 6.0.17 and 12.x before 12.0.0.1 does not properly restrict credential extraction, which allows local users to discover passwords by leveraging access to the victim account and executing a PowerShell script.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IT12006
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21981692 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91751
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IT12006
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21981692 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91751

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-0321), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.