CVE-2016-2966: IBM Sametime 8.5.1 and 9.0 could allow an authenticated user to enumerate meeting rooms by guessing the mee...

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CVE-2016-2966 is an IBM Sametime issue where a logged-in user may discover meeting rooms by guessing room IDs. The sources do not provide CVSS, exploit details, or confirmed active exploitation. The main business concern is unauthorized discovery of collaboration spaces and potentially sensitive meeting context. Exposure is most likely in legacy IBM Sametime deployments where authenticated users can access meeting-room functionality. The evidence does not establish internet-wide exposure, unauthenticated access, or affected configurations beyond the listed Sametime versions. Prioritize remediation for organizations still running legacy Sametime, especially where meeting rooms may reveal sensitive business activity. This is not supported as an emergency internet-scale issue by the provided evidence, but it should be addressed during collaboration-platform risk reduction. Mitigation focus: Check IBM advisory guidance for fixed versions or vendor-recommended remediation.; Inventory Sametime deployments and identify listed legacy versions.; Restrict Sametime access to trusted authenticated users only..

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Jun 12, 2026, 21:41 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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