CVE-2016-3020: IBM Security Access Manager 9.0 Firmware

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0.0, 8.0.0, and 9.0.0 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper content validation. By persuading a victim to open specially-crafted content, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass validation and load a page with malicious content.

Affected products

  • IBM Security Access Manager 9.0 Firmware: any version
  • IBM Security Access Manager For Mobile: any version
  • IBM Security Access Manager For Web 7.0 Firmware: any version
  • IBM Security Access Manager For Web 8.0 Firmware: any version

Published 2017-02-07. Last modified 2026-06-17.