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

published 2018-02-15 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo 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, Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

hp integrated_lights-out_4_firmware 2.53

Timeline

2017-08-24 First public exploit (Metasploit auxiliary/admin/hp/hp_ilo_create_admin_account)
2018-02-15 Published

Exploit prediction

99.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit auxiliary/admin/hp/hp_ilo_create_admin_account HP iLO 4 1.00-2.50 Authentication Bypass Administrator Account Creation metasploit auxiliary, normal rank, 2017-08-24
EDB-44005 HPE iLO 4 < 2.53 - Add New Administrator User remote, 2018-02-05
Nuclei template HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 (ILO4) <2.53 - Authentication Bypass nuclei detection template

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

exploit-db.com /exploits/44005/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
support.hpe.com /hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03769en_us
vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/100467
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
securitytracker.com /id/1039222
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-12542
NVD CVE-2017-12542

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Summary