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CVE-2016-0226
The client implementation in IBM Informix Dynamic Server 11.70.xCn on Windows does not properly restrict access to the (1) nsrd, (2)…
High7.8EPSS 0.38%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- ibm
Description
The client implementation in IBM Informix Dynamic Server 11.70.xCn on Windows does not properly restrict access to the (1) nsrd, (2) nsrexecd, and (3) portmap executable files, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.
Timeline
ID reserved
By ibm
- 4 months later
· 4 months later
Published
- 8 years later
· 8 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 68% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-210/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-209/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21978598 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1035286 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-208/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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