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CVE-2016-1542

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2016-06-13
  • WeaknessCWE-20

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Description

The RPC API in 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 enumerate users by sending an action packet to xmlrpc after an authorization failure.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2016-06-1314:59CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub
  3. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2016-1542?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2016-1542?format=csv
  • TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
  • The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.

Versions per branch

NVD
Bmc bladelogic server automation console
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.2= 8.2.02no fix published
8.2= 8.2.03no fix published
8.2= 8.2.04no fix published
8.3= 8.3.00no fix published
8.3= 8.3.01no fix published
8.3= 8.3.02no fix published
8.3= 8.3.03no fix published
8.5= 8.5.00no fix published
8.5= 8.5.01no fix published
8.6= 8.6.00no fix published
8.7= 8.7.00no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-43902EDB-43939
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
2 repositories, unverifiedpatriknordlen/bladelogic_bmc-cve-2016-1542bao7uo/bmc_bladelogic
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.07.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-20read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score74.6 %read 2026-10-23
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept2read 2026-10-23
  • Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2016-06-13
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1542?

The RPC API in 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 enumerate users by sending an action packet to xmlrpc after an authorization failure.

Is CVE-2016-1542 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-1542 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 74.6% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-1542?

CVE-2016-1542 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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