CVE-2016-9726 Command injection in IBM Security QRadar SIEM 7.1 MR1, 7.1, 7.0, 7.2, 7.1 MR2, 7, 7.1 MR2, 7.2.3
Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on IBM QRadar Incident Forensics via specially-crafted requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-9726?
CVE-2016-9726 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager, published on 7 Mar 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM QRadar Incident Forensics 7.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM Reference #: 1999542.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9726?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Qradar Incident Forensics, Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9726?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9726 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2016-9726 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9726 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager
- CVE-2016-9727 Command injection in QRadar SIEM
- CVE-2025-33120 IBM QRadar SIEM privilege escalation
- CVE-2018-1649 Path traversal in QRadar Incident Forensics
- CVE-2018-1648 Weak cryptography in n/a
- CVE-2018-1647 Denial of service in QRadar Incident Forensics
All Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pc86-8x4w-cr47.