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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-8940 · published 7 March 2017

CVE-2016-8940: Ibm tivoli storage manager information exposure vulnerability

Ibm · Tivoli Storage Manager

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, and 7.1 does not perform sufficient authority checking on SQL queries. As a result, an attacker is able to submit SQL queries that access database tables that are not intended for access or use by administrators. The access of these product specific database tables may allow access to passwords or other sensitive information for the product. IBM Reference #: 1998946.

8.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 0.94% · top 40.5% CWE-200 · Information exposure
8.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.0
0.94%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, and 7.1 does not perform sufficient authority checking on SQL queries. As a result, an attacker is able to submit SQL queries that access database tables that are not intended for access or use by administrators. The access of these product specific database tables may allow access to passwords or other sensitive information for the product. IBM Reference #: 1998946.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998946 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998946 PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-8940), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.