The IPMI 2.0 specification supports RMCP+ Authenticated Key-Exchange Protocol (RAKP)…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The IPMI 2.0 specification supports RMCP+ Authenticated Key-Exchange Protocol (RAKP) authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain password hashes and conduct offline password guessing attacks by obtaining the HMAC from a RAKP message 2 response from a BMC.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4786
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5qfx-g363-pvpg
- 2026-10-10 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Advisory 1
Other 6
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2013/07/02/a-penetration-testers-guide-to-ipmi
- http://fish2.com/ipmi/remote-pw-cracking.html
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-c04197764
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190919-0005/
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5010
Sources
- CVE-2013-4786 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-4786 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5qfx-g363-pvpg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-4786 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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