# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Mar 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pc86-8x4w-cr47

## 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 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9726?

It affects 2 products.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9727/): Command injection in QRadar SIEM (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2025-33120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-33120/): IBM QRadar SIEM privilege escalation (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2018-1649](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1649/): Path traversal in QRadar Incident Forensics (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2018-1648](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1648/): Weak cryptography in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-1647](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1647/): Denial of service in QRadar Incident Forensics (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-9726 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9726 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Qradar Security Information and Event Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9726/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9726/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9726
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9726
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9726

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