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CVE-2025-71259

BMC FootPrints ITSM 20.20.02 <= 20.24.01.001 Blind SSRF in externalfeed/RSS

Published: Mar 19, 2026Updated: Apr 22, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-918
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
12.9%
Top 4.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
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Description

BMC FootPrints ITSM versions 20.20.02 through 20.24.01.001 contain a blind server-side request forgery vulnerability in the externalfeed/RSS API component that allows authenticated attackers to trigger arbitrary outbound requests from the server. Attackers can exploit insufficient validation of externally supplied resource references to interact with internal services or cause resource exhaustion impacting 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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-918

Affected Products

FootPrintsBMC Software, Inc.
Mixed
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
footprints itsmbmc
On-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
bmc software, inc.commercialEnterprise Softwareaka bmc, bmc software
bmccommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka control-m, track-it!, patrol agent

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Command and Control
Initial Access
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References

https://docs.bmc.com/xwiki/bin/view/More-Products/Footprints/FootPrints/fp2024/Release-notes/2024-Release-01-Patch-2/
docs.bmc.com
https://labs.watchtowr.com/thanks-itsms-threat-actors-have-never-been-so-organized-bmc-footprints-pre-auth-remote-code-execution-chains/
labs.watchtowr.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bmc-footprints-itsm-blind-ssrf-in-externalfeed-rss
vulncheck.com

Timeline

Published
Mar 19, 2026
Last Updated
Apr 22, 2026
News mentions
1

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