Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate to RMC with privileged account
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DeliverySubmit crafted input to vulnerable RMC function
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ExploitCommand injection into underlying OS shell
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ExecutionExecute arbitrary commands on RMC
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ImpactFull compromise of management controller
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation targets the Remote Management Controller (RMC) interface of the affected HPE scale-up servers and requires network reachability to that management interface. The CVSS vector's PR:H means the attacker must authenticate with HIGH privileges on the RMC before injecting commands - this is the primary limiting factor and rules out unauthenticated exploitation. No user interaction is required (UI:N) and attack complexity is low (AC:L) once privileged access is held. Risk is further bounded by whether the RMC management network is segmented/isolated from general networks per HPE best practice; exposure of the RMC to untrusted networks significantly raises real-world risk. The exact RMC feature/parameter that accepts the injected command is not specified in the available data. |
| Impact | This is a CWE-78 OS command injection flaw on the Remote Management Controller (RMC) of HPE's high-end Compute Scale-up 3200/3250 and Superdome Flex / Flex 280 platforms, rated CVSS 7.2 (High). The vendor-supplied vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N shows network reachability with low attack complexity but HIGH privileges required (PR:H), so this is NOT an unauthenticated remote takeover - an attacker must already hold a privileged RMC account. Full C:H/I:H/A:H with unchanged scope (S:U) means complete compromise of the management controller itself once authenticated. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or public POC is present in the provided data, so there is no evidence of active exploitation or widespread automated attacks. The practical priority is moderate: although arbitrary command execution on a management controller is serious, the PR:H requirement and the niche, limited deployment footprint of these specialized servers substantially narrow the realistic attacker population. Treat as a privilege-escalation / post-authentication hardening fix on the management plane rather than a mass-exploitation emergency; prioritize patching where RMC interfaces are network-exposed. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who has obtained valid privileged (PR:H) credentials to the RMC management interface - for example a malicious insider, or an outsider who harvested or reused administrative credentials - sends a crafted request whose parameter is passed unsanitized into an OS command. This injects and executes arbitrary commands on the RMC, yielding full control of the server's management controller. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, and no user interaction is required. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 19, 2026
OS command injection on the Remote Management Controller (RMC) of HPE Compute Scale-up Server 3200/3250 and Superdome Flex / Flex 280 platforms allows an attacker who already holds high-privilege credentials on the RMC to run arbitrary operating system commands on the controller. The flaw is rated CVSS 7.2 (High) with a vector of AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N, so exploitation is remote and low-complexity once the privileged foothold exists - the high-privilege requirement is the principal limiting factor and rules out unauthenticated attacks. No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation is identified in the available data, though the sensitive nature of the RMC as a system-management plane makes exposure to untrusted networks a significant risk multiplier.
RemediationAI
Apply the RMC firmware update referenced in HPE Security Bulletin hpesbhf05153 (https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbhf05153en_us&docLocale=en_US) to all Compute Scale-up 3200/3250 and Superdome Flex / Flex 280 RMCs; the advisory is the only authoritative source for the exact fixed firmware revisions, so verify current RMC firmware against it before and after upgrading and schedule the update in a maintenance window since RMC firmware updates typically require a management-plane restart and may briefly interrupt console and partitioning functions. Because exploitation requires high-privilege RMC credentials, the highest-value compensating controls are credential hygiene and network isolation: enforce strong, unique RMC administrative credentials with MFA where supported, audit and prune dormant or shared admin accounts, and rotate any credentials that may have been exposed - side effect is added operational overhead for admin access. Segregate the RMC management network from production and general user networks with strict firewall ACLs allowing only designated administrative jump hosts, which materially reduces the AV:N exposure; the trade-off is that legitimate remote management must be proxied through the jump hosts, and any existing direct-access workflows for operators will break. Remove any internet-facing or broadly routed RMC interfaces, and monitor RMC audit logs for anomalous command or shell-metacharacter input from administrative sessions, since such patterns are the clearest indicator of attempted exploitation of this injection flaw.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The affected systems are HPE's high-end scale-up x86 platforms - Compute Scale-up Server 3200 and 3250, and Superdome Flex / Flex 280 - whose out-of-band management is handled by a dedicated Remote Management Controller (RMC). The RMC is the supervisory component that handles hardware configuration, partitioning, console access, and firmware operations for the chassis, which is why C/I/A impact is rated High across the board: compromise of the RMC is effectively compromise of the platform's management plane. The root cause class is CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command), meaning user- or API-supplied input is passed to a shell or command interpreter without adequate sanitization or parameterization, letting metacharacters break out into arbitrary command execution. The CVSS 3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H confirms the RMC interface is network-reachable and the injection is straightforward to trigger, but requires high privileges (PR:H) on the RMC beforehand; scope is unchanged, so the impact is contained to the RMC itself rather than escalating to managed host OSes via the vulnerability alone. The specific RMC endpoint, parameter, or CLI function that accepts the injected input is not disclosed in the available data, which constrains precise workaround guidance.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
RMC is network-reachable (AV:N) with low complexity (AC:L); command injection requires an authenticated privileged RMC account (PR:H); full compromise of the controller gives C:H/I:H/A:H, scope unchanged.
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CVSS VectorVendor: hpe
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2DescriptionCVE.org
A security vulnerability in HPE Compute Scale-up Server 3200 and 3250 platforms, Superdome Flex and Superdome Flex 280 servers could be exploited remotely to execute arbitrary commands on the RMC.
Executive ViewAI
HPE Compute Scale-up Server 3200/3250 and Superdome Flex platforms carry a high-severity flaw in the Remote Management Controller (RMC) that lets someone holding elevated RMC credentials execute arbitrary operating-system commands on the controller itself. Because the RMC is the management plane for these large scale-up systems - typically hosting the organization's most critical in-memory and mission-critical workloads - a compromise there can undermine the integrity and availability of the servers it governs, not just the controller. There is currently no vendor patch and no identified public exploit code, so the immediate risk is concentrated in how widely the RMC management interface is exposed and how tightly privileged RMC accounts are controlled.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: restrict RMC management interfaces to a dedicated, tightly segmented administrative network with allow-listed source addresses and no internet exposure; enforce multi-factor authentication and least privilege on RMC accounts, minimizing the population holding high-privilege credentials; rotate credentials and remove dormant or shared privileged accounts; enable centralized logging and alerting for RMC command execution and configuration changes; and apply HPE-published workarounds as directed by the vendor.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
EUVD-2026-104091
GHSA-26cw-6v5q-3r99
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