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01 Record

CVE-2016-1984

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: certcc
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
4.05% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 90.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2016-01-22 11:00Z10 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-05 23:17Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-01-21
Assigning CNA
certcc
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
Data version
5.1
Document digest
ab7132d4558ecb16033bad56a5ecbb618e20621263f0ef0480cd27b7009bb9f6

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
harmanamx_firmwareNot specified—

06 References