CVE-2017-12542
A authentication bypass and execution of code vulnerability in HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 (iLO 4) version prior to 2.53 was found.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 99.3%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A authentication bypass and execution of code vulnerability in HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 (iLO 4) version prior to 2.53 was found.
- CVSS 3.0
- 10.0 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 99.29% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 5 February 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- hp/integrated lights-out 4 firmware
- Source
- security-alert@hpe.com
EPSS moved from 97.9% on 21 September 2026 to 99.3% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100467Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039222Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03769en_usVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44005/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100467Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039222Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03769en_usVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44005/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.