The Dell iDRAC6 with firmware 1.x before 1.92 and 2.x and 3.x before 3.42, and iDRAC7…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
The Dell iDRAC6 with firmware 1.x before 1.92 and 2.x and 3.x before 3.42, and iDRAC7 with firmware before 1.23.23, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary IPMI commands by using cipher suite 0 (aka cipher zero) and an arbitrary password. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue, stating "DRAC's are intended to be on a separate management network; they are not designed nor intended to be placed on or connected to the Internet."
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4783
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6qww-wgw2-665j
References
Other 6
- http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/4929.how-to-check-if-ipmi-cipher-0-is-off.aspx
- http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/07/ipmi/
- http://www.metasploit.com/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ipmi/ipmi_cipher_zero
- 93039
- http://fish2.com/ipmi/cipherzero.html
- [Freeipmi-devel] 20130222 The Infamous Cipher Zero, I presume?
Sources
- CVE-2013-4783 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-4783 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6qww-wgw2-665j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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