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
EPSS: 0.178 (96.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (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.