CVE-2014-8270
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedBMC Track-It! 11.3 allows remote attackers to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code by creating an account whose name matches that of a local system account, then performing a password reset.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceBMC Track-It! 11.3 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability where remote attackers can create a new user account with the same name as an existing local system account (such as Administrator), then leverage the password reset functionality to gain unauthorized access to that system's privileged account, ultimately allowing arbitrary code execution.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 11.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm BMC Track-It! versionLocate the BMC Track-It! installation and check the installed version number against 11.3. Check installation directories, registry entries, or application about/info pages for the exact version.Affected if BMC Track-It! version 11.3 is installed and exposed to network access
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Determine network exposureCheck if the BMC Track-It! web interface or API ports are accessible from untrusted networks. Review firewall rules and network segmentation surrounding the server hosting Track-It!.Affected if The Track-It! application is reachable from external or untrusted networks without proper access controls
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Audit local system accountsReview local user accounts on the Windows system where Track-It! is installed. Compare current accounts against a known baseline. Look for newly created accounts with names matching built-in accounts such as Administrator, Guest, or other system accounts.Affected if Unexpected local user accounts exist with names matching local system accounts (e.g., Administrator)
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Review password reset logsExamine Track-It! and Windows security event logs for password reset operations, especially those performed programmatically or in bulk, and particularly those targeting privileged accounts.Affected if Password reset events exist for privileged accounts that were not initiated by legitimate administrators
A user is affected if BMC Track-It! 11.3 is installed and network-accessible, AND unauthorized local accounts matching system account names have been created on the host.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply available vendor patches for BMC Track-It! 11.3 and review access controls on account creation and password reset functionality to prevent matching local system account names.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-8270 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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