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CVE-2016-1543

81
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1543 is a critical authorization bypass vulnerability affecting the RPC API in the RSCD agent of BMC BladeLogic Server Automation (BSA) versions 8.2.x through 8.7.x on Linux and UNIX systems. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to reset arbitrary user passwords after an authorization failure, indicating a significant security weakness. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, leading to high integrity impact (password resets). Its EPSS score of 0.73 indicates a higher-than-average probability of exploitation. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit intelligence confirms the availability of Metasploit modules and ExploitDB entries demonstrating remote command execution, suggesting a high potential for active exploitation. Despite this, there is no recorded community discussion or media coverage, which is typical for a large percentage of CVEs.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.2.02CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bmc:bladelogic_server_automation_console:8.2.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.2.03CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bmc:bladelogic_server_automation_console:8.2.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.2.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bmc:bladelogic_server_automation_console:8.2.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.3.00CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bmc:bladelogic_server_automation_console:8.3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.3.01CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bmc:bladelogic_server_automation_console:8.3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
71.85%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: BMC Server Automation RSCD Agent NSH Remote Command Execution · Mar 16, 2016
ExploitDB: EDB-43939 · Feb 1, 2018
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7185 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/136462/BMC-Server-Automation-BSA-RSCD-Agent-Unauthorized-Password-Reset.html
selfservice.bmc.com / casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle
PatchVendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/43902
exploit-db.com / exploits/43939
insinuator.net / 2016/03/bmc-bladelogic-cve-2016-1542-and-cve-2016-1543
securityfocus.com / archive/1/537910/100/0/threaded