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CVE-2025-71258

BMC FootPrints ITSM versions 20.20.02 through 20.24.01.001 contain a blind server-side request forgery vulnerability in the searchWeb API component that allows authenticated attackers to cause the server to initiate arbitrary outbound requests. Attackers can exploit improper URL validation to perform internal network scanning or interact with internal services, impacting system availability. 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.

Scores

5.3
CVSS 5.3 out of 10, medium severity.
17.4%
EPSS 17.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The facts

Published
19 March 2026
Last changed
6 August 2026
NVD status
Analyzed
Severity
Medium, CVSS 5.3 out of 10 (version 4.0)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R…
Weakness
Affects
  • bmc footprints
Known exploited
Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue in this build.
EPSS
17.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days (percentile 97).

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