Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach BMC HTML5 KVM web interface over network
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ExploitPredict weak session token (CWE-337)
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ExecutionHijack active KVM-over-IP console session
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ImpactObserve and control server console
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A04:2025 - Cryptographic Failures
ASVS 5.0
V11 - Cryptography Unpredictable PRNG seeds
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the affected product's HTML5 KVM-over-IP console feature (served by the BMC/IPMI web interface on the Supermicro MBD-X12SPI, firmware 01.07.20) to be reachable and in use, and depends on the weak token-generation scheme (CWE-337) that lets an attacker guess the session token the web interface issues. Per the CVSS vector it is network-reachable and unauthenticated (AV:N/PR:N) but LIMITED by high attack complexity (AC:H - the attacker must successfully guess/predict the token) and required user interaction (UI:R - a legitimate KVM session must be active to hijack). The dominant real-world limiting factor is deployment: BMC management interfaces are normally on an isolated management LAN and not internet-exposed, which sharply narrows the attack surface. |
| Impact | Signals are consistent and point to a LOW real-world priority. The vendor-supplied CVSS vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) yields a base score of only 3.1: network-reachable and unauthenticated (PR:N), but gated by high attack complexity (AC:H, reflecting that the session token must be successfully guessed) and required user interaction (UI:R, implying a legitimate KVM session must be active). EPSS reinforces this at 0.15% (4th percentile), and the vuln.today Decision label is 'monitor' - not act_now or emergency. The CVE is NOT in CISA KEV and no public exploit or PoC reference is present in the input, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The main conflict is impact scoping: the description says an attacker can 'take control of the KVM session,' which realistically grants full keyboard/video/mouse access to the server console (high confidentiality and integrity), yet the vendor vector records only C:L/I:N/A:N - this understates impact and should be verified with Supermicro. Net: a genuine design weakness (CWE-337, weak token generation) but, given AC:H, UI:R, low EPSS, no KEV and no PoC, this is a monitor-tier issue rather than an urgent one - provided the BMC management network is not internet-exposed. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with network reach to the Supermicro BMC's HTML5 KVM-over-IP web interface waits for or induces an active console session, then exploits the weak token-generation scheme (CWE-337) to predict the valid session token and hijack the live KVM session, gaining view of and input control over the server console. High attack complexity (AC:H) and the need for an active victim session (UI:R) make this non-trivial, and no public exploit code is identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026
Predictable session-token generation in the HTML5 KVM-over-IP console of the Supermicro MBD-X12SPI BMC/IPMI web interface (firmware 01.07.20) allows a remote attacker to guess a token issued by the web interface and hijack an active KVM session, gaining access to the console's display and input path. Per the assessed vector the flaw is network-reachable and unauthenticated (AV:N/PR:N), but exploitation is constrained by high attack complexity (the token must actually be guessed or predicted) and by the requirement that a legitimate KVM session already be in use (UI:R). It is not listed in CISA KEV, no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and EPSS is 0.15% (4th percentile), consistent with a 'monitor' decision label and low real-world priority; the dominant limiting factor remains deployment, since BMC management interfaces are normally confined to an isolated management LAN.
RemediationAI
The supplied data does not specify an exact fixed firmware version, so the primary action is to obtain the corrected BMC firmware from Supermicro via the advisory at https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/security_BMC_IPMI_Oct_2026_1 and confirm with the vendor which release remediates the HTML5 KVM token-generation weakness; patch status is therefore 'available per vendor advisory, exact version not stated in the supplied data', not a confirmed absence of a fix. Because exploitation requires predicting a token bound to a live KVM session, exposure can be narrowed in the interim by restricting the BMC/IPMI web interface to an isolated management network rather than leaving it reachable from general user or internet-facing segments, and by limiting concurrent/standing KVM sessions to the operators who genuinely need console access - trade-offs being that isolated management access requires a jump host or VPN path for administrators, and session restrictions reduce convenience for remote hands and support staff. Once a fixed firmware is identified, updating the BMC is the only complete remediation; no other product-level workaround is described in the supplied sources.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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The affected component is the baseboard management controller (BMC/IPMI) firmware on the Supermicro MBD-X12SPI motherboard, specifically the HTML5 KVM-over-IP console served by the BMC web interface. That console authenticates a client by means of a session token returned by the web interface, and the flaw is classified as CWE-337 (Predictable Seed in a Pseudo-Random Number Generator): weaknesses in how that token is generated make the value guessable rather than cryptographically unpredictable. An attacker who can reach the web interface and correctly predict an in-use token inherits the privileges of the hijacked KVM session. The assessed vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N) records the practical constraints precisely: network reachability without pre-authentication, but AC:H because the guess must succeed against the live token, and UI:R because a legitimate operator session must be established for a token to be available to hijack. Note that the published score of 3.1 (C:L/I:N/A:N) rates only low confidentiality impact, whereas the independent assessment scores C:H and I:H for the same vector skeleton, reflecting that control of a KVM session exposes both screen contents and keyboard/virtual-media input; the trigger mechanics beyond the weak token-generation scheme are not described in the available sources. Affected product identification rests on the CPE cpe:2.3:a:smci:mbd-x12spi and EUVD's stated version 01.07.20.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:N over the BMC web interface, AC:H because the token must be guessed, PR:N unauthenticated, UI:R as a victim session must be active; KVM takeover yields console view (C:H) and input control (I:H).
Primary rating from Vendor (Supermicro).
CVSS VectorVendor: Supermicro
DescriptionCVE.org
The HTML5 KVM-over-IP console authenticates with a token returned by the web interface. Weaknesses in token generation may allow an attacker to guess the session token and take control of the KVM session.
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