Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach BMC management network
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DeliveryIdentify active IPMI session
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ExploitCraft packets bypassing integrity/encryption enforcement
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ExecutionInject arbitrary IPMI commands into session
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ImpactCompromise BMC out-of-band control
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Credential externalization
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Persistence, Credential Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires network reachability to the Supermicro X12 BMC's IPMI management interface and the presence of an already-active IPMI session; the attacker then crafts IPMI packets that abuse the BMC's failure to enforce integrity and encryption requirements to inject/execute arbitrary commands on that session. Limiting factors: an active session must exist for the attacker to act against (not a standalone unauthenticated request against default state), and BMC management interfaces are typically expected to sit on an isolated management LAN, so reachability depends on network segmentation. Affected firmware per EUVD is X12SPI 01.07.20; no fixed version is stated in the available sources, and the exact packet-level trigger beyond 'unenforced integrity/encryption on IPMI commands' is not detailed in the sources. |
| Impact | Signals point to a genuine but non-emergency priority. The input CVSS of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) scores only confidentiality impact, yet the description says an attacker can 'execute arbitrary commands on an active session' - that implies integrity and availability impact, so the published vector appears to understate real impact; verify scope with Supermicro. EPSS is low at 0.34% (27th percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing and no public exploit identified, so widespread opportunistic exploitation is not indicated in the near term. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_week' (not act_now/emergency), consistent with the low EPSS. The counterweight is asset value: the affected component is a BMC, whose compromise can mean full out-of-band control of the server, and exploitation requires reachability to the BMC management interface plus an already-active IPMI session rather than broad default-config exposure. Net: a real but targeted-risk issue to remediate on a near-term (weekly) cycle, not a drop-everything emergency, with the caveat that the official CVSS impact metrics look inconsistent with the described command-execution behavior. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with access to the BMC management network targets a Supermicro X12 BMC that has an active IPMI session; because the BMC fails to enforce IPMI integrity and encryption requirements, the attacker crafts packets that inject arbitrary commands into that live session and gains control of the BMC. No public exploit was identified at time of analysis, and exploitation depends on network reachability to the management interface and the presence of an active session. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026
Supermicro's X12SPI BMC firmware (01.07.20) does not enforce the integrity and encryption requirements it is supposed to apply to IPMI commands, so an attacker who can reach the management interface can craft packets that execute arbitrary commands inside an already-active IPMI session. The CVSS vector is unauthenticated (PR:N), but exploitation is conditional: the BMC must be network-reachable and a live session must already exist for the attacker to act against, which is why the assessed severity combines high confidentiality, integrity and availability impact with high attack complexity. There is no KEV listing, EPSS is 0.34% (27th percentile) and no public exploit code was identified at time of analysis; the vuln.today decision label is this_week, a genuine but non-emergency priority.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch version is identified in the available sources; the Supermicro advisory at https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/security_BMC_IPMI_Oct_2026_1 is the authoritative place to check for a fixed BMC firmware build for X12SPI, and firmware should be updated as soon as Supermicro publishes the remediated image. Until then, the exposure is governed by reachability and session state: keep the BMC/IPMI interface off general-use networks and confined to an isolated management VLAN with strict access control lists, since the assessed exploitation conditions require network reachability to the IPMI management interface and an already-active IPMI session for the crafted packets to act against - the trade-off is that administrators then need a jump host or VPN path into the management segment. Monitoring or terminating stale and unexpected IPMI sessions on the BMC reduces the window an attacker can target, at the cost of operational overhead for legitimate long-running console sessions.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
IPMI is the out-of-band management protocol used by baseboard management controllers, carried over RMCP+ (UDP 623) and typically exposed through the BMC's web and network interfaces. IPMI 2.0 defines cipher suites that pair authentication (HMAC-based integrity) with encryption (AES-CBC confidentiality), and a conforming BMC must reject commands that arrive without the required integrity protection or encryption. Here the X12SPI BMC does not correctly enforce those requirements, so command packets that should be refused are instead processed against an existing session - the flaw class the report maps to CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials), although the supplied sources describe unenforced integrity/encryption rather than explaining how a hard-coded credential would relate, and the exact packet-level trigger beyond 'unenforced integrity/encryption on IPMI commands' is not described in the available sources. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:smci:x12spi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covers the X12SPI BMC family, with EUVD recording firmware version 01.07.20 as affected. Because the BMC governs power state, virtual media and console access, command execution at this layer is equivalent to control of the host server.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Injecting arbitrary commands into a BMC yields full C/I/A impact; AC:H because an active IPMI session must already exist to inject into, and PR:N since the attacker needs no account.
Primary rating from Vendor (Supermicro).
CVSS VectorVendor: Supermicro
DescriptionCVE.org
The BMC does not correctly enforce integrity and encryption requirements for IPMI commands. An attacker may be able to craft packets that execute arbitrary commands on an active session.
Executive ViewAI
Supermicro X12SPI BMC firmware lacks integrity and encryption enforcement for IPMI commands, enabling an attacker with network access and an existing IPMI session to execute arbitrary commands on the management controller. This compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the BMC, potentially affecting all servers managed through that interface. Leadership should prioritize remediation given the high impact on critical infrastructure management, though no active exploitation has been observed.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include restricting network access to BMC interfaces, segmenting management networks, enforcing strict firewall rules to limit IPMI traffic, and monitoring for anomalous IPMI session activity.
Threat Intelligence Overview
How this decision was reached
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
EUVD-2026-110623
GHSA-h8gp-mmvv-4j3c
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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