{"id":"CVE-2026-113696","title":"Improper Authorization in BMC ITSM SmartIT Change Approvals","summary":"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 approva…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.3,"cvssVector":"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","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-285"],"vendor":"BMC","product":"BMC IT Service Management Suite","affected":["it_service_management_suite 25.3.01","it_service_management_suite 25.4.01","it_service_management_suite 26.1.01"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-29T13:49:45.547508Z"},"published":"2026-10-29","updated":"2026-10-29","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-29T13:49:59.814Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-113696","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/NCSC-Assess/Advisories/blob/main/advisories/2026/CVE-2026-113696/advisory.md","label":"NCSC advisory CVE-2026-113696"},{"url":"https://docs.helixops.ai/bin/Service-Management/On-Premises-Deployment/BMC-Helix-Service-Management-Deployment/brid25301/Release-notes-and-notices/Known-and-corrected-issues/","label":"BMC Helix Service Management 25.3.01 hotfix 10 corrected issues"},{"url":"https://docs.helixops.ai/bin/Service-Management/On-Premises-Deployment/BMC-Helix-Service-Management-Deployment/brid25401/Release-notes-and-notices/Known-and-corrected-issues/","label":"BMC Helix Service Management 25.4.01 hotfix 22 corrected issues"},{"url":"https://docs.helixops.ai/bin/Service-Management/On-Premises-Deployment/BMC-Helix-Service-Management-Deployment/brid26101/Release-notes-and-notices/Known-and-corrected-issues/","label":"BMC Helix Service Management 26.1.01 hotfix 12 corrected issues"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00402,"epssPercentile":0.34583,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-01T18:59:04.495Z","slug":"CVE-2026-113696","body":"## Overview\n\nImproper 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `it_service_management_suite 25.3.01`\n- `it_service_management_suite 25.4.01`\n- `it_service_management_suite 26.1.01`\n\n## Remediation\n\nApply BMC IT Service Management Suite 25.3.01 hotfix 10, 25.4.01 hotfix 22, or 26.1.01 hotfix 12, as applicable.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":29,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":29.2,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}