Attack ChainAIDerived
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AccessGain MITM position on provider-to-BMC path
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ExploitSubstitute TLS certificate (verification disabled)
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ExecutionIntercept and decrypt Redfish traffic, capture BMC credentials
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ImpactReuse credentials for unauthorized BMC access
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V12 - Secure Communication Certificate validation
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the attacker to actively occupy a man-in-the-middle position on the network path between the system running the Dell Terraform Provider for Redfish and the target Redfish/BMC endpoint, and to be present while the provider is actively communicating with the BMC. No special product configuration is needed because TLS certificate verification is unconditionally disabled in the base HTTP transport of all versions prior to 1.6.2 - this is default behavior, not an opt-in setting. The principal limiting factors are the need for network-path interception (reflected in AC:H) and that impact is confined to windows when the provider initiates Redfish API traffic; deployments where provider-to-BMC traffic stays on trusted, isolated management segments face materially lower practical risk. |
| Impact | Signals point to a genuinely serious but condition-gated issue rather than a trivially mass-exploitable one. The vendor-supplied CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H (9.0 Critical) reflects an unauthenticated, network-reachable flaw with scope change (compromise of the Terraform provider's transport cascades into the Redfish/BMC it manages) and full confidentiality/integrity/availability impact. The key tempering factor is AC:H: because TLS certificate verification is unconditionally disabled, exploitation still requires the attacker to actively occupy a man-in-the-middle position on the traffic path between the provider and the BMC - this is not a fire-and-forget remote exploit. No EPSS score, CISA KEV entry, or POC indicator was provided in the input, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation; the Critical rating is driven by impact severity and the fact the weakness is present in default behavior, not by observed in-the-wild activity. Signals are internally consistent (AC:H matches a MITM-dependent CWE-295 flaw), so no contradictions require vendor verification, though the real-world priority depends heavily on whether provider-to-BMC traffic traverses untrusted network segments. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who can intercept traffic (e.g., on a shared management LAN, via ARP/DNS spoofing, or a compromised network device) between a host running the Dell Terraform Provider for Redfish and a target Dell server's BMC transparently relays the TLS session. Because certificate validation is unconditionally disabled in the base HTTP transport, the provider accepts the attacker's substituted certificate without warning, letting the attacker read and modify all Redfish traffic and harvest BMC credentials. No public exploit was identified at time of analysis, and the high attack complexity (AC:H) reflects the required man-in-the-middle positioning. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 14, 2026
Dell Terraform Provider for Redfish versions before 1.6.2 exposes Redfish BMC traffic, including credentials, to man-in-the-middle interception because TLS certificate verification is unconditionally disabled in its base HTTP transport. This critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.0) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker who occupies a MITM position to capture or alter sensitive Redfish API communications, though exploitation is condition-gated to active provider-to-BMC traffic windows and is materially lower risk on trusted, isolated management segments. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; Dell recommends upgrading to 1.6.2.
RemediationAI
Upgrade the Dell Terraform Provider for Redfish to version 1.6.2 or later; this is the vendor-released patch per Dell advisory DSA-2026-434 (KB 000515444, https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000515444/dsa-2026-434-security-update-for-dell-terraform-provider-for-dell-server-multiple-vulnerabilities?msockid=3021cac2195069ed3194ddad186a68f9). Because TLS certificate verification is unconditionally disabled in all vulnerable versions and is not toggleable, there is no reliable configuration-only fix; the only complete remediation is upgrading. Until upgrade is possible, place Terraform hosts and BMCs on an isolated, trusted management VLAN or out-of-band network, restrict paths so no untrusted or semi-trusted devices can MITM the provider-to-BMC traffic, and enforce Layer 2 protections such as DHCP snooping, dynamic ARP inspection, static ARP where feasible, and 802.1X to reduce spoofing opportunities; these controls reduce but do not eliminate risk and add operational overhead. Alternatively, route provider traffic through a hardened, verifying TLS reverse proxy or bastion that connects to the BMC with proper certificate validation and presents a controlled local endpoint to Terraform, but this adds architecture complexity and must be carefully configured to avoid reintroducing an unverified segment. Monitor management network traffic for ARP/DNS spoofing and unexpected certificate changes.
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The Dell Terraform Provider for Redfish enables Terraform to manage Dell server BMCs through the Redfish REST API, typically over HTTPS. In versions prior to 1.6.2, the provider's base HTTP transport unconditionally disables TLS certificate verification, meaning the client does not validate the BMC server certificate, trust chain, or hostname. This is CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation). The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:dell:terraform_provider_for_redfish:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, covering all pre-1.6.2 releases. The CVSS:3.1 vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H reflects network reachability, high attack complexity due to the MITM prerequisite, no privileges required, no user interaction, scope change, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Because verification is default-off rather than an opt-in misconfiguration, any attacker able to intercept the path between the Terraform host and the BMC can present an arbitrary certificate and read or modify Redfish traffic, including authentication material. The AC:H and scope-changed rating align with the independent assessment that exploitation is serious but condition-gated by network position and active communication windows.
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AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
MITM positioning drives AC:H; no auth needed (PR:N); disabled cert validation lets the attacker read, alter, and disrupt BMC traffic (C/I/A:H) and pivot into the managed BMC (S:C).
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CVSS VectorVendor: dell
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2DescriptionCVE.org
Dell Terraform Provider for Redfish, versions prior to 1.6.2, contains an Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in the HTTP transport component. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to information exposure and unauthorized access. This is a Critical severity vulnerability as it allows an unauthenticated attacker to intercept all Redfish BMC traffic including credentials by performing a man-in-the-middle attack, since TLS certificate verification is unconditionally disabled in the base HTTP transport. Dell recommends customers to upgrade at the earliest opportunity.
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Executive ViewAI
Dell's Terraform Provider for Redfish, a tool used by infrastructure and automation teams to configure server baseboard management controllers (BMCs), ships with TLS certificate verification disabled in its base HTTP transport, meaning that Redfish management traffic - including BMC credentials - can be silently intercepted or altered by anyone who can position themselves on the network path. Any organization using the provider below version 1.6.2 to automate Dell server management is exposed, and because captured BMC credentials typically grant full out-of-band control of physical servers, a single interception could escalate into fleet-wide hardware compromise. Leadership should care because this places privileged infrastructure credentials at risk, and the exposure is greatest where management traffic crosses shared, cloud, or remote-access networks rather than isolated management segments.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis per the vulnerability record; vendor guidance in the description points to version 1.6.2 as the remediated release. Interim mitigations: confine the provider to hardened jump hosts on trusted, isolated management segments; block Redfish/BMC traffic from traversing untrusted, shared, cloud, or remote-access networks; rotate BMC credentials used through affected provider versions; enforce least-privilege BMC accounts; and monitor Redfish sessions for anomaly or unauthorized configuration change.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
EUVD-2026-101152
GHSA-wpr3-vhw9-4w82
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