CVE-2016-2879: IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IBM QRadar 7.2 uses outdated hashing algorithms to hash certain passwords, which could allow a local user to obtain and decrypt user credentials. IBM Reference #: 1997341.

Affected products

• IBM Qradar Security Information And Event Manager: version 7.2.0 only; version 7.2.1 only; version 7.2.2 only; version 7.2.3 only; version 7.2.4 only; version 7.2.5 only; …

Published 2017-03-01. Last modified 2026-06-17.