CVE-2016-1984
N/A
Published: January 22, 2016 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:43 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAmx Firmware
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (7)
x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://blog.sec-consult.com/2016/01/deliberately-hidden-backdoor-account-in.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/63x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.amx.com/techcenter/firmware.asp?Category=Hot%20Fix%20FilesThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/992624Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-255
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