CVE-2016-1984

highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.041 · 91 %ileEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
4.05% (91st) EPSS
CVSS 10 · high
Is it mine?
27 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.

  • MitigationEnova DGX 100 NX Series Mastercisa_csaf_ot

    AMX has indicated that older devices may require interim firmware updates if the currently installed firmware is older than the versions listed in the dependencies columns. For more information read the Product Release Notes or contact AMX Tech Support.

  • MitigationEnova DGX 8/16/32/64 NX Series Mastercisa_csaf_ot

    AMX has indicated that older devices may require interim firmware updates if the currently installed firmware is older than the versions listed in the dependencies columns. For more information read the Product Release Notes or contact AMX Tech Support.

  • MitigationEnova DVX-x2xxcisa_csaf_ot

    AMX has indicated that older devices may require interim firmware updates if the currently installed firmware is older than the versions listed in the dependencies columns. For more information read the Product Release Notes or contact AMX Tech Support.

  • MitigationMassio ControlPads MCP-10xcisa_csaf_ot

    AMX has indicated that older devices may require interim firmware updates if the currently installed firmware is older than the versions listed in the dependencies columns. For more information read the Product Release Notes or contact AMX Tech Support.

  • MitigationNX-1200cisa_csaf_ot

    AMX has indicated that older devices may require interim firmware updates if the currently installed firmware is older than the versions listed in the dependencies columns. For more information read the Product Release Notes or contact AMX Tech Support.

  • MitigationNX-2200cisa_csaf_ot

    AMX has indicated that older devices may require interim firmware updates if the currently installed firmware is older than the versions listed in the dependencies columns. For more information read the Product Release Notes or contact AMX Tech Support.

  • MitigationNX-3200cisa_csaf_ot

    AMX has indicated that older devices may require interim firmware updates if the currently installed firmware is older than the versions listed in the dependencies columns. For more information read the Product Release Notes or contact AMX Tech Support.

  • MitigationNX-4200 NetLinx Controllercisa_csaf_ot

    AMX has indicated that older devices may require interim firmware updates if the currently installed firmware is older than the versions listed in the dependencies columns. For more information read the Product Release Notes or contact AMX Tech Support.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

10.0
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 5.8–10

v2.010highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 10
v3.09.8criticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9
v2.010criticalAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Csecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.05.8mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:Nsecondary · CISA US
v3.09criticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

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affected products (27)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • ICSA-16-049-02AAMX Multiple Products Credential Management Vulnerabilities (Update A)2016-11-21icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    This CSAF advisory was extracted from unstructured data and may contain inaccuracies. If you notice any errors, please reach out to the designated contact at CISA CSAF: central@cisa.dhs.gov

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also known as (5)

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sources

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references (20)

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