CVE-2013-4786
The IPMI 2.0 specification supports RMCP+ Authenticated Key-Exchange Protocol (RAKP) authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain password hashes and conduct offline password guessing attacks by obtaining the HMAC from a RAKP message 2…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 98.4%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The IPMI 2.0 specification supports RMCP+ Authenticated Key-Exchange Protocol (RAKP) authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain password hashes and conduct offline password guessing attacks by obtaining the HMAC from a RAKP message 2 response from a BMC.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 98.39% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 2 July 2013
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-255
- Affected
- oracle/fujitsu m10 firmware · intel/intelligent platform management interface
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 75.0% on 21 September 2026 to 98.4% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
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References
- http://fish2.com/ipmi/remote-pw-cracking.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139653661621384&w=2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2013/07/02/a-penetration-testers-guide-to-ipmi
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5010
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190919-0005/
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-c04197764
- http://fish2.com/ipmi/remote-pw-cracking.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139653661621384&w=2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2013/07/02/a-penetration-testers-guide-to-ipmi
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5010
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190919-0005/
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-c04197764
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.