CVE-2016-1984
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 4.1% (pctl 90)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
The setUpSubtleUserAccount function in /bin/bw on Harman AMX devices before 2016-01-20 has a hardcoded password for the 1MB@tMaN account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a (1) SSH or (2) HTTP session, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8362.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.05% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-255 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2016-01-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| harman | amx firmware |
References
- http://blog.sec-consult.com/2016/01/deliberately-hidden-backdoor-account-in.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/63
- http://www.amx.com/techcenter/NXSecurityBrief/
- http://www.amx.com/techcenter/firmware.asp?Category=Hot%20Fix%20Files
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-049-02
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/992624
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160121-0_AMX_Deliberately_hidden_backdoor_account_v10.txt
- http://blog.sec-consult.com/2016/01/deliberately-hidden-backdoor-account-in.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/63
- http://www.amx.com/techcenter/NXSecurityBrief/
- http://www.amx.com/techcenter/firmware.asp?Category=Hot%20Fix%20Files
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-049-02
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/992624
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160121-0_AMX_Deliberately_hidden_backdoor_account_v10.txt
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