CVE-2016-1984 describes a critical vulnerability in Harman AMX devices, specifically affecting firmware versions prior to 2016-01-20. The flaw, a hardcoded password for the "1MB@tMaN" account in the setUpSubtleUserAccount function, allows remote attackers to gain full access via SSH or HTTP. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the inherent risk remains high due to the ease of access it provides.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2.322CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:harman:amx_firmware:1.2.322:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.100CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:harman:amx_firmware:1.3.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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