MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2016-5063

Server Automation vulnerability

CVSS
5.3
EPSS
8.4%
EPSS pct
94th
Exploited
No known
The RSCD agent in BMC Server Automation before 8.6 SP1 Patch 2 and 8.7 before Patch 3 on Windows might allow remote attackers to bypass authorization checks and make an RPC call via unspecified vectors.
Affected vendor
Bmc
Affected product
Server Automation
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2017-05-02

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 8.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-5063

  • Confirm whether Bmc Server Automation is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-5063.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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