What is CVE-2017-9453?

CVE-2017-9453 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Bmc Server Automation, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2023-09-05.

How severe is CVE-2017-9453?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Bmc Server Automation

CVE-2017-9453

BMC Server Automation before 8.9.01 patch 1 allows Process Spawner command execution because of authentication bypass.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2023-09-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 52.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Bmc Server Automation

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

docs.bmc.com/docs/serverautomation/2002/notification-of-critical-security-issue… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9453?: CVE-2017-9453 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Bmc Server Automation, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2023-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-9453?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.