A security vulnerability in HPE Integrated Lights-Out 5 (iLO 5) prior to v1.37 could be locally exploited to bypass the security restriction
A security vulnerability in HPE Integrated Lights-Out 5 (iLO 5) prior to v1.37 could be locally exploited to bypass the security restrictions for firmware updates.
- Published
- Dec 3, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.7% · 53th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
26
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 26 / 40 · 6.6 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.7%
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| hp | integrated lights-out 5 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:hp:integrated_lights-out_5_firmware |
| hp | gen 10 servers | cpe:2.3:h:hp:gen_10_servers |
| hp | integrated lights-out | cpe:2.3:h:hp:integrated_lights-out |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- hp integrated lights-out 5 firmwarebefore 1.37
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (hpe). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE Integrated Lights-Out 5 (iLO 5) for HPE Gen10 Servers
- iLO 5 for HPE Gen10 Servers - Prior to v1.37affected
Same product
hp: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2019-11982A remote cross site scripting vulnerability was identified in HPE Integrated Lights-Out 4 (iLO 4) earlier than v2.61b for Gen9 servers and I34Monitor
- CVE-2018-7105A security vulnerability in HPE Integrated Lights-Out 5 (iLO 5) for HPE Gen10 Servers prior to v1.35, HPE Integrated Lights-Out 4 (iLO 4) pr29Monitor
- CVE-2019-11983A remote buffer overflow vulnerability was identified in HPE Integrated Lights-Out 4 (iLO 4) earlier than v2.61b for Gen9 servers and Integr28Monitor
- CVE-2021-46846Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Integrated Lights-Out 5.24Monitor
- CVE-2018-7117A remote Cross-Site Scripting in HPE iLO 5 Web User Interface vulnerability was identified in HPE Integrated Lights-Out 5 (iLO 5) for Gen10 24Monitor
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
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
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.
No dated events beyond publication.
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
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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
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Physical access to the device is required.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
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
- Physical
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1042010
- support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03894en_us
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.