Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 1, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-5964

Description

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance version 2.0.2 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials.

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Affected products

IBM/Security Privileged Identity Manager
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_privileged_identity_manager:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
IBM/Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliancellm-fuzzy
Range: <=2.0.2
IBM Corporation/Privileged Identity Managerv5
Range: 1.0.1

Patches

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References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94308nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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