High severity8.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 25, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-2988
CVE-2016-2988
Description
IBM Tivoli Storage Manger for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware (aka Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments) 6.4.x before 6.4.3.4 and 7.1.x before 7.1.6 allows remote authenticated users to bypass a TSM credential requirement and obtain administrative access by leveraging multiple simultaneous logins.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_virtual_environments:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_virtual_environments:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_for_virtual_environments:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <6.4.3.4, <7.1.6
- Range: <6.4.3.4, <7.1.6
Patches
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References
1- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdVendor Advisory
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