BMC Server Automation before 8.9.01 patch 1 allows Process Spawner command execution because of authentication bypass.

published 2023-09-05 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-18386

cvss: 9.0; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
public exploits: 0; none known

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-09-30)

Exploit prediction

0.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	9.0	CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N
CNA	3.1	9.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

Weakness

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

References

docs.bmc.com /docs/serverautomation/2002/notification-of-critical-security-issue-in-bmc-server-automation-cve-2017-9453-102
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-9453
NVD CVE-2017-9453

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Summary