CVE•Published 2026-03-19•Modified 2026-08-06•2 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2025-71257Bmc · Footprints

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

7.3

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 8% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Description

BMC FootPrints ITSM versions 20.20.02 through 20.24.01.001 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability due to improper enforcement of security filters on restricted REST API endpoints and servlets. Unauthenticated remote attackers can bypass access controls to invoke restricted functionality and gain unauthorized access to application data and modify system resources. The following hotfixes remediate the vulnerability: 20.20.02, 20.20.03.002, 20.21.01.001, 20.21.02.002, 20.22.01, 20.22.01.001, 20.23.01, 20.23.01.002, and 20.24.01.

Timeline

Published 2026-03-19

Modified 2026-08-06

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2025-71257

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Bmc Footprints"

All exposed Bmc Footprints instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Footprints"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Footprints" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2025-71257