What is CVE-2020-11615?

CVE-2020-11615 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Bmc Firmware, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-10-29.

How severe is CVE-2020-11615?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Bmc Firmware

CVE-2020-11615

NVIDIA DGX servers, all BMC firmware versions prior to 3.38.30, contain a vulnerability in the AMI BMC firmware in which it uses a hard-coded RC4 cipher key, which may lead to information disclosure.

Published 2020-10-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (68.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Intel Bmc Firmware
NVIDIA Dgx-1
NVIDIA Dgx Servers — versions All DGX-1 with BMC firmware versions prior to 3.38.30

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5010 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11615?: CVE-2020-11615 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Bmc Firmware, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2020-11615?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.