CVEs / CVE-2013-4786
CVE-2013-4786: n/a n/a vulnerability
- high 7.5 CVSS 3.0 (NVD)
- EPSS 98.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Description
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 30 Oct 2026.
Severity
| CVSS 3.0 | 7.5 highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-255 |
References
- CVE-2013-4786 on NVD
- http://fish2.com/ipmi/remote-pw-cracking.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139653661621384&w=2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2013/07/02/a-penetration-testers-guide-to-ipmi
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5010
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190919-0005/
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-c04197764
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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