CVE-2017-12542 is a critical authentication bypass and remote code execution vulnerability affecting HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 (iLO 4) firmware versions prior to 2.53. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it allows unauthenticated attackers to gain complete control over affected systems without user interaction. Exploit code is publicly available via Metasploit and ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community attention and media coverage, indicating a high likelihood of exploitation despite not being on CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.53CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:integrated_lights-out_4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.