What is CVE-2017-12556?

CVE-2017-12556 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Intelligent Management Center (Imc) Plat, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-12556?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Deserialization in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Intelligent Management Center (Imc) Plat

CVE-2017-12556

A Remote Code Execution vulnerability in HPE intelligent Management Center (iMC) PLAT version IMC Plat 7.3 E0504P2 and earlier was found.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

Published 2018-02-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.379 (98.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.379 · newest: 0.379 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Intelligent Management Center (Imc) Plat — versions IMC Plat 7.3 E0504P2 and earlier
HP Intelligent Management Center — versions 7.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/101152 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1039495 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12556?: CVE-2017-12556 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Intelligent Management Center (Imc) Plat, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-12556?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.