Improper authorization in the SmartIT change approval feature of BMC IT Service Management Suite versions 25.3.01, 25.4.01, and 26.1.01 allows authenticated users to make unauthorized changes to approval state and bypass intended approval restrictions.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
BMC BMC IT Service Management Suite unknown
Version Status Constraints
25.3.01 affected —
25.3.01 hotfix 10 unaffected —
25.4.01 affected —
25.4.01 hotfix 22 unaffected —
26.1.01 affected —
26.1.01 hotfix 12 unaffected —

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

Apply BMC IT Service Management Suite 25.3.01 hotfix 10, 25.4.01 hotfix 22, or 26.1.01 hotfix 12, as applicable.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://docs.helixops.ai/bin/Service-Management/On-Premises-Deployment/BMC-Helix-Service-Management-Deployment/brid25301/Release-notes-and-notices/Known-and-corrected-issues/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://docs.helixops.ai/bin/Service-Management/On-Premises-Deployment/BMC-Helix-Service-Management-Deployment/brid25401/Release-notes-and-notices/Known-and-corrected-issues/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://docs.helixops.ai/bin/Service-Management/On-Premises-Deployment/BMC-Helix-Service-Management-Deployment/brid26101/Release-notes-and-notices/Known-and-corrected-issues/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/NCSC-Assess/Advisories/blob/main/advisories/2026/CVE-2026-113696/advisory.md cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 13:45:00 +0000

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Description Improper authorization in the SmartIT change approval feature of BMC IT Service Management Suite versions 25.3.01, 25.4.01, and 26.1.01 allows authenticated users to make unauthorized changes to approval state and bypass intended approval restrictions.
Title Improper Authorization in BMC ITSM SmartIT Change Approvals
Weaknesses CWE-285
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: NCSC

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-29T13:49:59.814Z

Reserved: 2026-10-20T15:07:33.735Z

Link: CVE-2026-113696

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-29T13:49:53.447Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-29T14:17:45.233

Modified: 2026-10-29T14:17:45.233

Link: CVE-2026-113696

cve-icon Redhat

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Updated: 2026-10-29T15:30:16Z

Weaknesses