CVE-2026-111283 (GCVE-0-2026-111283)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-15 21:43
Modified
2026-10-20 10:46
Severity ?
9.5 (Critical) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
9.0 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-305 - Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness
Summary
BMC Helix Network Management on-prem 26.3.00 before 26.3.01 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to log in as the local administrator with any password when SAML single sign-on is configured. Attackers can submit the administrator username with an arbitrary password on the web login page to obtain a SuperAdmin session, modify device credentials, run device commands, and alter audit records.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
BMC Helix BMC Helix Network Management Version: 26.3.00   < 26.3.01
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