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CVE-2025-71258

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2026-03-19
  • WeaknessCWE-918

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Description

BMC FootPrints ITSM versions 20.20.02 through 20.24.01.001 contain a blind server-side request forgery vulnerability in the searchWeb API component that allows authenticated attackers to cause the server to initiate arbitrary outbound requests. Attackers can exploit improper URL validation to perform internal network scanning or interact with internal services, impacting system availability. 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
  1. 2026-03-1914:16CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2025-71258?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2025-71258?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Bmc footprints
BranchAffectedFixed in
20.x≥ 20.20.02, ≤ 20.24.01.001no 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

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2026-03-19
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
  • CNACVSS 4.05.3read 2026-10-23
  • CNACVSS 3.14.3read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.1read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-918read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score17.4 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
CVSS 4.0 vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-71258?

BMC FootPrints ITSM versions 20.20.02 through 20.24.01.001 contain a blind server-side request forgery vulnerability in the searchWeb API component that allows authenticated attackers to cause the server to initiate arbitrary outbound requests. Attackers can exploit improper URL validation to perform internal network scanning or interact with internal services, impacting system availability. 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.

Is CVE-2025-71258 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2025-71258, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-71258?

CVE-2025-71258 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H.

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