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critical 9.8

CVE-2017-8979 json

Security vulnerabilities in the HPE Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) firmware could be exploited remotely to allow authentication bypass, co…

published 2018-02-15 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-17919

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.8%
EPSS 4.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Security vulnerabilities in the HPE Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) firmware could be exploited remotely to allow authentication bypass, code execution, and denial of service.

Exploit prediction

4.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2)

References

Sources

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