CVE-2017-12542
highpriority · act · 85EPSS 0.993 · 100 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSgrimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
6 exploits · functional
Likely / severe?
99.3% (100th) EPSS
CVSS 10 · high
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-22
A authentication bypass and execution of code vulnerability in HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 (iLO 4) version prior to 2.53 was found.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
10.0
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9.8–10
v3.010criticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 6
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weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
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exploits (6)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-44005HPE iLO 4 < 2.53 - Add New Administrator UserPoC · exploit_db
- sk1dish/ilo4-rce-vuln-scannerScan a list of given IP's for CVE-2017-12542PoC · poc_in_github
- skelsec/CVE-2017-12542Test and exploit for CVE-2017-12542PoC · poc_in_github
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affected products (3)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- hp integrated lights-out 4 firmware< 2.53nvdUScpe:2.3:o:hp:integrated_lights-out_4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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also known as (7)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
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sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2018020121cnnvd
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03769en_usPatchcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.0212cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100467enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039222enisa_euvd
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03769en_usenisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44005/enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100467Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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