CVE-2025-71257
A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.
- Published2026-03-19
- WeaknessCWE-306
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Description
BMC FootPrints ITSM versions 20.20.02 through 20.24.01.001 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability due to improper enforcement of security filters on restricted REST API endpoints and servlets. Unauthenticated remote attackers can bypass access controls to invoke restricted functionality and gain unauthorized access to application data and modify system resources. The following hotfixes remediate the vulnerability: 20.20.02, 20.20.03.002, 20.21.01.001, 20.21.02.002, 20.22.01, 20.22.01.001, 20.23.01, 20.23.01.002, and 20.24.01.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2026-03-1914:16CVE publishedNVD
Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20.x | ≥ 20.20.02, ≤ 20.24.01.001 | no fix published | NVD |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Products declared by the CNA1 product
As VulnCheck, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.
- BMC Software, Inc. FootPrintsother versions: not affectedAffected
- ≥ 20.20.02, ≤ 20.24.01.001no fix statedcustom
Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-08-14
Fix
Advisories and patches
- docs.bmc.comPatch
Detection
read 2026-11-01 01:02 UTC- Nuclei template
- available ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof of concept
- CISA-ADP (SSVC)PoC stated2026-03-19
- PoC-in-GitHub1 repository, unverifiedknown since 2026-11-01watchtowrlabs/watchTowr-vs-BMC-Footprints-RCE-CVE-2025-71257-CVE-2025-71260
- Metasploit modules
- none listed Metasploit Framework
Sources
- CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2026-03-19
- CNACVSS 4.06.9known since 2026-10-23
- CNACVSS 3.17.3known since 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 3.19.1read 2026-10-23
- CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-306known since 2026-10-23
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score45.3 %read 2026-11-09
- PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept1known since 2026-11-01
- ProjectDiscoverydetectionread 2026-11-09
- GitHub Advisoriesadvisory—
Identifiers
- EUVD-2025-208871same flawENISA EUVD · LicenseRef-ENISA-legal-notice
- GHSA-5pjp-c363-m6g8same flawGitHub Advisory Database · CC-BY-4.0
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CVSS 4.0 vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- Published
- 2026-03-19
- Last Modified
- 2026-08-06
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- GitHub Advisory
- GHSA-5pjp-c363-m6g8
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Sources for this record
- CVE Program · CVE Program Terms of Use
- ENISA EU Vulnerability Database · ENISA legal notice §1.2 (reproduction authorised, provided the source is acknowledged)
- FIRST EPSS · EPSS terms of use (free use, attribution requested)
- GitHub Advisory Database · CC-BY-4.0 · GHSA-5pjp-c363-m6g8
- Nuclei templates · MIT
- NVD · Public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) for NVD-authored data; third-party content under its own terms
- PoC-in-GitHub · CC0-1.0
- CISA Vulnrichment · CC0-1.0