Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) with firmware for Supermicro X9 generation motherboards before SMT_X9_317 and firmware for
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) with firmware for Supermicro X9 generation motherboards before SMT_X9_317 and firmware for Supermicro X8 generation motherboards before SMT X8 312 contain harcoded private encryption keys for the (1) Lighttpd web server SSL interface and the (2) Dropbear SSH daemon.
- Published
- Jan 2, 2020
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 9.7% · 95th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-798
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Report tools
Action score
35
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 32 / 40 · 8.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 3 / 30 · 9.7%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| supermicro | smt x9 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:smt_x9_firmware |
| supermicro | sh7758 | cpe:2.3:h:supermicro:sh7758 |
| supermicro | smt x8 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:smt_x8_firmware |
| supermicro | sh7757 | cpe:2.3:h:supermicro:sh7757 |
| citrix | netscaler sdx firmware | cpe:2.3:o:citrix:netscaler_sdx_firmware |
| citrix | netscaler sdx | cpe:2.3:h:citrix:netscaler_sdx |
| citrix | netscaler firmware | cpe:2.3:o:citrix:netscaler_firmware |
| citrix | netscaler | cpe:2.3:h:citrix:netscaler |
| citrix | netscaler sd-wan firmware | cpe:2.3:o:citrix:netscaler_sd-wan_firmware |
| citrix | netscaler sd-wan | cpe:2.3:h:citrix:netscaler_sd-wan |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- citrix netscaler firmwareall versions
- citrix netscaler sd-wan firmwareall versions
- citrix netscaler sdx firmware10
- supermicro smt x8 firmwarebefore 3.12
- supermicro smt x9 firmwarebefore 3.15
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (certcc). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Supermicro IPMI
- before SMT_X9_317 and before SMT X8 312affected
Same product
supermicro: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2013-3620Hardcoded WSMan credentials in Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) with firmware for Supermicro X9 generation motherboards befo31Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit module | auxiliary/scanner/http/smt_ipmi_static_cert_scannerSupermicro Onboard IPMI Static SSL Certificate Scannerauxiliary | 2013-11-06 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-2249 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+2463 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-798 · Use of Hard-coded CredentialsCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Root cause
For convenience in support or manufacturing, an account that is identical on every device is embedded in the software. Credentials learned from one device work on all of them.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-798 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
const SUPPORT_USER = "support";const SUPPORT_PASS = "hardcoded-password";Fixed
const creds = await provisioning.deviceCredentials(deviceId);if (creds.mustRotate) await forcePasswordChange(deviceId);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- support.citrix.com/article/CTX216642
- community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2013/11/05/supermicro-ipmi-firmware-vulnerabilities
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89044
- support.citrix.com/article/CTX216642
- www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/files/IPMI/CVE_Update.pdf
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.