CVE-2016-1984

9.8 criticalEPSS 4.1%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

9.8 critical

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 4.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 90% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-255
Published: 2016-01-22
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

harman:amx_firmware

References

http://blog.sec-consult.com/2016/01/deliberately-hidden-backdoor-account-in.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/63
http://www.amx.com/techcenter/NXSecurityBrief/
http://www.amx.com/techcenter/firmware.asp?Category=Hot%20Fix%20Files
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-049-02

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