Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain IPMI Administrator credentials
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ExploitAuthenticate to BMC management interface
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ExecutionInvoke arbitrary file-read capability
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ImpactDisclose sensitive BMC filesystem contents
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling File access restriction
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 1 tactic: Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an authenticated IPMI Administrator session against the Supermicro BMC management interface (CVSS PR:H), so the attacker must already possess or compromise administrative IPMI credentials - this is the primary limiting factor. The flaw is network-reachable (AV:N), low-complexity (AC:L), and needs no user interaction (UI:N). It is confined to the specified firmware build (MBD-X12SPI 01.07.20) and to reading files from the BMC filesystem (confidentiality only; no write or availability impact). Real-world exposure is further limited where BMC/IPMI interfaces are segregated on isolated management networks rather than reachable from general or untrusted networks. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity information-disclosure flaw (CVSS 4.9) in Supermicro BMC/IPMI firmware, and the signals are consistent in pointing to limited, non-urgent real-world risk. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N shows the flaw is network-reachable over the IPMI management interface but requires high privileges (PR:H) - specifically an already-authenticated IPMI Administrator - which substantially narrows the attacker population to insiders or those who have already obtained admin credentials. Impact is confined to confidentiality (C:H/I:N/A:N): an attacker can read arbitrary files from the BMC filesystem but cannot modify or disrupt. EPSS is low at 0.23% (14th percentile), the CVE is not listed in CISA KEV, and no public exploit or PoC reference is present in the supplied data, so this is not a widespread-exploitation priority. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', indicating routine scheduled patching rather than emergency action - which aligns with the low EPSS and absence of KEV/PoC signals. The main caveat: because exploitation presupposes IPMI Administrator access, the practical risk hinges on how exposed and well-credentialed each organization's BMC management plane is; a BMC reachable from untrusted networks with weak or default admin credentials raises the effective risk beyond what the PR:H metric alone suggests. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who already holds (or has compromised) IPMI Administrator credentials on a Supermicro BMC authenticates to the management interface and abuses the file-read capability to retrieve arbitrary files from the BMC filesystem - potentially configuration, credential, or key material beyond what the IPMI role should expose. No user interaction is required (UI:N) and the attack is low-complexity (AC:L), but it is gated behind existing administrative authentication (PR:H). No public exploit code or PoC reference is identified in the supplied data. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026
Arbitrary file read in Supermicro BMC/IPMI firmware 01.07.20 allows an authenticated IPMI Administrator to retrieve files from the BMC filesystem, disclosing information beyond the intended IPMI management role. The CVSS 3.1 score is 4.9 with a vector of AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, so exploitation requires high-privilege IPMI credentials and affects confidentiality only. EPSS is low at 0.23% (14th percentile), there is no CISA KEV confirmation, and no public exploit was identified at time of analysis; real-world exposure is further limited where BMC/IPMI interfaces are isolated on management networks.
RemediationAI
Upgrade the BMC/IPMI firmware on MBD-X12SPI systems to the fixed release identified in Supermicro's security advisory at https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/security_BMC_IPMI_Oct_2026_1; the exact fixed firmware version is not specified in the supplied data, so confirm the target version in the advisory before deployment. Where immediate upgrade is not possible, reduce exposure by placing BMC/IPMI interfaces on isolated management networks and limiting which accounts hold IPMI Administrator privileges, recognizing that these controls reduce reachability but do not eliminate the risk from an attacker who already possesses administrative IPMI credentials.
Affected VersionsENISA
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) provides out-of-band management, and IPMI is the management protocol exposed by that service. CWE-552 describes files or directories being accessible to external parties; in this case the IPMI management interface does not adequately restrict an authenticated IPMI Administrator to the intended management resources, allowing reads from the BMC filesystem. The supplied sources tag the issue as information disclosure and path traversal, but they do not describe the exact request, path-validation behavior, or filesystem path involved, so the precise trigger is not described in the available sources. The affected firmware identified by EUVD is MBD-X12SPI 01.07.20, and no CPE identifiers were provided in the input.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
IPMI is network-reachable (AV:N/AC:L) but the read requires an authenticated Administrator (PR:H); impact is confidentiality-only file disclosure (C:H, I:N, A:N) within the BMC (S:U).
Primary rating from Vendor (def9a96e-e099-41a9-bfac-30fd4f82c411).
CVSS VectorVendor: def9a96e-e099-41a9-bfac-30fd4f82c411
DescriptionCVE.org
This issue may allow an authenticated IPMI Administrator to read arbitrary files from the BMC filesystem, disclosing material well beyond the intended IPMI management role.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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