Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 22, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-1984
CVE-2016-1984
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 via a (1) SSH or (2) HTTP session, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8362.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:o:harman:amx_firmware:1.2.322:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:harman:amx_firmware:1.2.322:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:harman:amx_firmware:1.3.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <2016-01-20
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References
7- www.amx.com/techcenter/NXSecurityBrief/nvdPatch
- www.amx.com/techcenter/firmware.aspnvdPatch
- blog.sec-consult.com/2016/01/deliberately-hidden-backdoor-account-in.htmlnvdExploit
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/63nvdExploit
- www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160121-0_AMX_Deliberately_hidden_backdoor_account_v10.txtnvdExploit
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/992624nvdUS Government Resource
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-049-02nvd
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