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CVE-2016-3024 IBM CVE debrief

CVE-2016-3024 is an information disclosure issue in IBM Security Access Manager for Web and related Mobile/Web firmware. According to NVD, web pages can be stored locally in a way that may allow another user on the same system to read them. The weakness is classified as CWE-200 and scored CVSS 3.0 4.0 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N), so the primary concern is unintended exposure of locally stored content rather than system compromise.

Vendor
IBM
Product
Unknown
CVSS
MEDIUM 4
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2017-02-01
Original CVE updated
2026-05-13
Advisory published
2017-02-01
Advisory updated
2026-05-13

Who should care

Administrators and operators of IBM Security Access Manager for Web or Mobile on shared systems, especially environments where multiple users or processes can access the same local storage.

Technical summary

NVD describes the flaw as local storage of web pages that can be read by another user on the system. The CVSS vector indicates a local attack surface, no privileges required, no user interaction, and limited confidentiality impact only. NVD maps the issue to CWE-200 and lists IBM Security Access Manager 8.0 and 9.0 firmware CPEs as affected, with IBM’s PSIRT advisory referenced for remediation guidance.

Defensive priority

Medium priority: this is a local information disclosure issue with limited confidentiality impact, but it matters on multi-user or shared-host deployments.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Review IBM’s PSIRT advisory referenced by NVD for the applicable remediation guidance.
  • Apply the vendor patch or upgrade path identified by IBM for your affected Security Access Manager release.
  • Treat shared or multi-user deployments as higher risk and verify that locally stored web content is not accessible outside its intended security boundary.
  • After remediation, confirm the affected IBM Security Access Manager components are running the corrected release and that local storage permissions remain appropriately restricted.

Evidence notes

This debrief is based on the NVD record for CVE-2016-3024 and the IBM PSIRT advisory reference listed there. The supplied NVD data identifies the issue as CWE-200 with CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N and lists affected IBM Security Access Manager for Web/Mobile firmware CPEs. The corpus does not include the body of the IBM advisory, so fixed version details are not asserted here.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2016-3024 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3024

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2016-3024 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3024

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.