CVE-2016-1543
The RPC API in the RSCD agent in BMC BladeLogic Server Automation (BSA) 8.2.x, 8.3.x, 8.5.x, 8.6.x, and 8.7.x on Linux and UNIX allows remote attackers to bypass authorization and reset arbitrary user passwords by sending an action packet to xmlrpc…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 71.9%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The RPC API in the RSCD agent in BMC BladeLogic Server Automation (BSA) 8.2.x, 8.3.x, 8.5.x, 8.6.x, and 8.7.x on Linux and UNIX allows remote attackers to bypass authorization and reset arbitrary user passwords by sending an action packet to xmlrpc after an authorization failure.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 71.85% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 26 January 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- bmc/bladelogic server automation console
- Source
- cret@cert.org
EPSS moved from 70.8% on 21 September 2026 to 71.9% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136462/BMC-Server-Automation-BSA-RSCD-Agent-Unauthorized-Password-Reset.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537910/100/0/threaded
- https://selfservice.bmc.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle?sfdcid=kA214000000dBpnCAE&type=SolutionPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43902/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43939/
- https://www.insinuator.net/2016/03/bmc-bladelogic-cve-2016-1542-and-cve-2016-1543/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136462/BMC-Server-Automation-BSA-RSCD-Agent-Unauthorized-Password-Reset.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537910/100/0/threaded
- https://selfservice.bmc.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle?sfdcid=kA214000000dBpnCAE&type=SolutionPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43902/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43939/
- https://www.insinuator.net/2016/03/bmc-bladelogic-cve-2016-1542-and-cve-2016-1543/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.