Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privilege RMC credentials
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ExploitSend crafted request to management interface
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ExecutionExploit input validation flaw (CWE-20)
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ImpactList and modify RMC filesystem contents
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an authenticated session with at least low privileges (PR:L) on the affected HPE server's Rack/Remote Management Controller (RMC) management plane, reachable over the network (AV:N). The limiting factors are significant: the attacker must already hold valid low-level credentials or a foothold on the management network, and these platforms (Compute Scale-up Server 3200/3250, Superdome Flex) are typically deployed with management interfaces segregated on isolated administrative networks, which sharply reduces realistic remote reach. No special non-default product feature or configuration toggle is named in the description as a prerequisite; the input-validation flaw (CWE-20) appears exploitable against standard RMC functionality once authenticated. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity, low-priority issue in practice. The HPE-supplied CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N = 4.3) indicates a network-reachable flaw of low attack complexity that nonetheless requires some level of existing privilege (PR:L), with only limited confidentiality impact and explicitly no integrity or availability impact. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, POC, or SSVC decision data was provided, so exploitation probability signals are absent rather than low - treat the lack of exploitation evidence as 'unknown,' not 'safe.' There is a notable internal conflict: the description states the flaw allows an attacker to 'list AND modify RMC filesystem,' yet the official vector sets I:N (no integrity impact). The ability to modify the filesystem implies at least a limited integrity impact, so the published I:N likely understates true severity - verify with HPE. Overall this reads as a genuine but bounded issue requiring authenticated access to a niche high-end server management plane, not a mass-exploitation priority. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who already holds low-privilege authenticated access to the server's management interface (RMC / management controller) sends crafted requests over the network to enumerate and alter files on the RMC filesystem. No public exploit code has been identified, and no user interaction is required, but the attacker must first possess valid low-level credentials or an authenticated session. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 19, 2026
Improper input validation in the Rack Management Controller (RMC) on HPE Compute Scale-up Server 3200/3250 platforms and Superdome Flex servers allows a network-reachable, authenticated low-privilege user to list and modify files on the RMC filesystem (CVSS 3.1: 4.3, AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N). Impact is confined to the management-controller layer - exposure of RMC file contents plus limited integrity damage - rather than code execution or loss of availability on the managed compute partitions. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, and practical risk is further reduced because these RMC interfaces are normally deployed on segregated administrative networks.
RemediationAI
Patch status: no vendor-released patch version is identified in the available data, so the exact fixed RMC firmware build must be taken from HPE security bulletin hpesbhf05154en_us (https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbhf05154en_us&docLocale=en_US), which should be monitored and applied as soon as HPE publishes the corrected firmware. Until that firmware is installed, compensate by confining RMC reachability to an isolated management VLAN or out-of-band administrative network and firewalling port-level access to only designated jump hosts - the trade-off is loss of convenient remote management and a heavier dependency on bastion availability. Audit and prune low-privilege RMC accounts, rotate their credentials, and enforce least privilege so the PR:L prerequisite is harder to satisfy, accepting the operational overhead of tighter account governance. Enable and forward RMC audit/log data to a central SIEM and alert on unexpected filesystem listing or write activity from non-administrative accounts, recognizing that logging alone is detective rather than preventative. Where the RMC does not require external file access, disable unused management services and integrations to shrink the input-validation attack surface, at the cost of losing those convenience features.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The Rack Management Controller (RMC) is the embedded management component in HPE's Superdome Flex family and the closely related Compute Scale-up Server 3200/3250 platforms; it provides the chassis/rack-level management plane used for inventory, partitioning, and health operations, with its own firmware and internal filesystem. The assigned weakness class, CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation), indicates that user-supplied parameters reaching RMC file-handling functionality are not adequately validated or canonicalized, so a caller holding only low-privilege credentials can drive the interface beyond its intended scope and enumerate and alter RMC filesystem entries. Because the CPE entries carry wildcard versions (*) for all three platforms, the affected firmware builds are not enumerated in the feed data and must be matched against HPE's bulletin; the underlying technology is a management-controller appliance surface, not the host OS or the compute partitions, which is why the confidentiality and integrity impact is scored Low while availability is unaffected.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Network-reachable RMC with low-privilege auth (PR:L, AV:N, AC:L); description's 'modify filesystem' justifies I:L, diverging from the vendor's I:N, with limited C:L and no availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (hpe).
CVSS VectorVendor: hpe
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1DescriptionCVE.org
A potential security vulnerability in HPE Compute Scale-up Server 3200 and 3250 platforms and Superdome Flex server could be remotely exploited to list and modify RMC filesystem.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
EUVD-2026-104081
GHSA-4pfr-64r8-wffh
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