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CVE-2017-12542 in the critical feed json

A authentication bypass and execution of code vulnerability in HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 (iLO 4) version prior to 2.53 was found.

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-4114

cvss
10.0
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
99.3%
EPSS 99.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.9%
public exploits
2
Metasploit and Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

A authentication bypass and execution of code vulnerability in HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 (iLO 4) version prior to 2.53 was found.

Patch / fix

  • hp integrated_lights-out_4_firmware 2.53

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit auxiliary/admin/hp/hp_ilo_create_admin_account)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

99.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 10.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise Integrated Lights-out 4 (iLO 4)

References

Sources

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