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CVE-2016-9738
IBM QRadar 7.2 and 7.3 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to…
High7.5EPSS 1.6%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- ibm
Description
IBM QRadar 7.2 and 7.3 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 119783.
Timeline
ID reserved
By ibm
- 7 months later
· 7 months later
Published
- 7 years later
· 7 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 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 24% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- Obtain Information
- CWE-254 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-254 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected 7.2
- affected 7.3
References (3)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004926 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 99266 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/119783 (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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