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Supermicro MBD-X12SPI EUVDEUVD-2026-110639

| CVE-2026-65213 MEDIUM
OS Command Injection (CWE-78)
2026-10-27 Supermicro GHSA-p555-j79x-v3hw
6.6
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Supermicro
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain IPMI administrator credentials
  2. Delivery
    Authenticate to BMC over network
  3. Exploit
    Inject OS command via administrative function
  4. Execution
    Command executed as root on BMC
  5. Impact
    Full compromise of baseboard management controller

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
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 requires the attacker to already hold IPMI administrator-level credentials on the affected BMC - the description explicitly scopes this to 'an IPMI authenticated administrator.' The product condition is a Supermicro MBD-X12SPI board running BMC/IPMI firmware version 01.07.20. No user interaction is needed (UI:N) and the BMC IPMI interface is reachable over the network (AV:N). The principal limiting factor is the administrative authentication prerequisite (PR:H): this is a privilege-escalation path from BMC administrator to OS root on the BMC, not an unauthenticated takeover, so realistic risk depends on how well IPMI admin credentials and management-network access are controlled. The specific administrative feature or parameter that accepts the injected command is not described in the available sources.

Impact

This is a moderate, not emergency-level, priority and the signals are broadly consistent rather than conflicting. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N, C:H/I:H/A:H, base 6.6) describes a network-reachable but high-privilege flaw: the attacker must already be an authenticated IPMI administrator (PR:H), which sharply narrows the realistic attacker population to insiders or whoever has already captured BMC admin credentials. EPSS is low at 0.54% (45th percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit is referenced, so there is no evidence of active or widespread exploitation. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month' - remediate on a normal patch cadence, not as an emergency. One inconsistency worth flagging: the source vector sets AC:H, but the description ('an IPMI authenticated administrator to execute commands as the operating system root user') does not explain any high-complexity trigger condition such as a race or timing requirement - the trigger mechanism is not described in the available sources, so the AC:H rating cannot be corroborated and should be verified with Supermicro. Net: a genuine privilege-escalation issue (BMC admin → OS root on the BMC) that matters for defense-in-depth on affected boards, but the high privilege prerequisite keeps real-world risk below what the CWE-78 command-injection class alone might suggest.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has already obtained (or been granted) IPMI administrator credentials on a Supermicro X12SPI BMC connects over the network and abuses an administrative function to inject an operating-system command that runs as root on the BMC. This converts limited BMC administrative access into full root control of the baseboard management controller. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026

Command injection in Supermicro MBD-X12SPI BMC/IPMI firmware 01.07.20 allows a holder of IPMI administrator credentials to execute arbitrary commands as the operating system root user on the BMC. The flaw is reachable over the network without user interaction, but exploitation requires prior administrative access to the IPMI interface, making it a privilege-escalation path from BMC admin to OS root rather than an unauthenticated takeover. No public exploit code or active exploitation is confirmed at time of analysis, and EPSS is 0.54% (45th percentile), indicating low predicted exploitation activity.

RemediationAI

Update BMC/IPMI firmware on the MBD-X12SPI to a version later than 01.07.20 as directed by the Supermicro security advisory at https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/security_BMC_IPMI_Oct_2026_1; no explicit fixed version string is stated in the available data, so confirm the target release on that advisory before flashing. Because exploitation requires IPMI administrator credentials, the effective compensating controls are credential and network hygiene: rotate and uniquely assign IPMI admin accounts, remove default or shared administrative logins, and restrict BMC/IPMI access to a dedicated management VLAN with allow-listed administrative hosts, accepting that this does not fix the injection flaw and only reduces reachability. Disabling IPMI over the network in favor of vendor-specific out-of-band interfaces or serial access removes the attack path at the cost of losing remote management convenience. Monitor BMC audit logs for unexpected administrative command activity.

Affected VersionsENISA

MBD-X12SPI 01.07.20

Affected Packages

euvd mbd_x12spi no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The affected component is the baseboard management controller firmware on the Supermicro MBD-X12SPI server board, which exposes IPMI over the network for out-of-band management. The weakness is CWE-78, OS command injection: user-supplied input reaching a command shell without adequate neutralization, which in this context lets an authenticated IPMI administrator escalate from the management interface to root on the BMC's underlying operating system. The BMC is security-critical because it typically has privileged visibility into the host and often shares a management network, so root on the BMC is a strong foothold. The specific administrative function or parameter that accepts the injected command is not described in the available sources. CVSS 3.1 vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H per the NVD record, while our independent assessment rates AC:L because no unusual attack preconditions beyond valid admin credentials are documented (assessed: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 6.6-7.2 range).

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Severity by source

Vendor (Supermicro) PRIMARY 6.6 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 7.2 HIGH

Network-reachable IPMI interface (AV:N) abused by an authenticated administrator (PR:H) to run commands as root (C:H/I:H/A:H); no evidence of a high-complexity trigger, so AC:L.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Supermicro).

CVSS VectorVendor: Supermicro

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

This issue may allow an IPMI authenticated administrator to execute commands as the operating system root user on the BMC

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 55% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
specific Supermicro server motherboard model, common in data-center fleets
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.5%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

34
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +33
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.

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