BMC Helix Network Management on-prem 26.3.00 before 26.3.01 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to log in as the local administrator with any password when SAML single sign-on is configured. Attackers can submit the administrator username with an arbitrary password on the web login page to obtain a SuperAdmin session, modify device credentials, run device commands, and alter audit records.
Fix
Nothing published yet: no patch, vendor advisory or mitigation reference on NVD, no vendor advisory in the News for this CVE, not in CISA's KEV, no fixed package version. BaselineWatch does not guess at one.
Public exploits 1
- cybliminal/cve-2026-111283-bmc-helix-network-management-local-administrator-any-password PoC on GitHub
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Change history 5
- StatusAwaiting Analysis → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-20 10:46
- DescriptionNVD modified 2026-10-20 11:17
BMC Helix Network Management on-prem before 26.3.01 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to log in as the local administrator with any password when SAML single sign-on is configured. Attackers can submit the administrator username with an arbitrary password on the web login page to obtain a SuperAdmin session, modify device credentials, run device commands, and alter audit records.BMC Helix Network Management on-prem 26.3.00 before 26.3.01 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to log in as the local administrator with any password when SAML single sign-on is configured. Attackers can submit the administrator username with an arbitrary password on the web login page to obtain a SuperAdmin session, modify device credentials, run device commands, and alter audit records. - References+1 references (now 3)NVD modified 2026-10-18 13:16
- StatusReceived → Awaiting AnalysisNVD modified 2026-10-18 13:16
- First seenCVSS 9.5NVD modified 2026-10-15 22:19
Affected (CPE criteria) 0
NVD has not attached CPE configurations yet.
References 3
- https://docs.helixops.ai/bin/IT-Operations-Management/Operations-Management/BMC-Helix-Network-Management/NetworkManagement/Release-Notes/On-prem-Release-Notes/BMC-Helix-Network-Management-26-3-01-On-prem-Release-Notes/
- https://github.com/cybliminal/cve-2026-111283-bmc-helix-network-management-local-administrator-any-password
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bmc-helix-network-management-before-26.3.01-authentication-bypass-via-saml-configuration