Privilege escalation in Supermicro X11sae-F
CVE-2023-40289
A command injection issue was discovered on Supermicro X11SSM-F, X11SAE-F, and X11SSE-F 1.66 devices. An attacker can exploit this to elevate privileges from a user with BMC administrative privileges.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.178 (97.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.178 · newest: 0.178 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Supermicro X11sae-F
- Supermicro X11sae-F Firmware — versions 1.66
- Supermicro X11sse-F
- Supermicro X11sse-F Firmware — versions 1.66
- Supermicro X11ssm-F
- Supermicro X11ssm-F Firmware — versions 1.66
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.supermicro.com/en/support/security_center (Vendor Advisory)
- www.supermicro.com/en/support/security_BMC_IPMI_Oct_2023 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-40289?
- CVE-2023-40289 is a high-severity vulnerability in Supermicro X11sae-F, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-03-27.
- How severe is CVE-2023-40289?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-40289 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.