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CVE-2025-71258: BMC Software FootPrints · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Affects BMC Software FootPrintsSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · public detection template (Nuclei) · 17% EPSS · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 1 Nov 2026, 08:20 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
17.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 97% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
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

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 19 Mar 2026

  2. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  3. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  4. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 31 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
BMC Software, Inc.FootPrintsAffected
  • >=20.20.02 <=20.24.01.001
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

BMC Software has released official hotfixes for multiple versions of FootPrints ITSM that remediate this SSRF vulnerability. Users should apply the appropriate hotfix for their version as listed: 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. Applying these hotfixes is the recommended remediation. Patch status is confirmed by vendor advisory information embedded in the description.

Description

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.

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