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CVE-2023-40289

Published: Mar 27, 2024Updated: Jun 18, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-269
NVD MITRE
7.2CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
17.8%
Top 3.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-269

Affected Products

x11ssm-f firmwaresupermicroHardware Firmware
x11sae-f firmwaresupermicroHardware Firmware
x11sse-f firmwaresupermicroHardware Firmware
n/an/a
Supermicro X11Super Micro Computer Inc.
Embedded
Hardware Firmware / bios-uefi
supermicrocommercialUSHardware Firmware
super micro computer inc.commercialUSHardware Firmwareaka supermicro, smbios, bmc ipmi
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/security_BMC_IPMI_Oct_2023
supermicro.com
https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/security_center#%21advisories
supermicro.com
https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2023100644
cybersecurity-help.cz
and 3 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Mar 27, 2024
Last Updated
Jun 18, 2025

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