What is CVE-2016-4322?

CVE-2016-4322 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Bmc Bladelogic Server Automation Console, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-12-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-4322?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Bmc Bladelogic Server Automation Console

CVE-2016-4322

BMC BladeLogic Server Automation (BSA) before 8.7 Patch 3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and consequently read arbitrary files or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging a "logic flaw" in the authentication process.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2016-12-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.052 (92.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.052 · newest: 0.052 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Bmc Bladelogic Server Automation Console — versions 8.7.00

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539351/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/138600/BMC-BladeLogic-Server-Automation-For-Linux… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92736 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4322?: CVE-2016-4322 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Bmc Bladelogic Server Automation Console, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-12-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-4322?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.