CVE-2018-7942 json
The iBMC (Intelligent Baseboard Management Controller) of some Huawei servers have an authentication bypass vulnerability.
published 2018-05-24 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-19654
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The iBMC (Intelligent Baseboard Management Controller) of some Huawei servers have an authentication bypass vulnerability. An unauthenticated, remote attacker may send some specially crafted messages to the affected products. Due to improper authentication design, successful exploit may cause some information leak.
Exploit prediction
1.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 1288H V5; 2288H V5; 2488 V5; CH121 V3; CH121L V3; CH121L V5; CH121 V5; CH140 V3; CH140L V3; CH220 V3; CH222 V3; CH242 V3; CH242 V5; RH1288 V3; RH2288 V3; RH2288H V3; XH310 V3; XH321 V3; XH321 V5; XH620 V3
References
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huawei.com
/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20180523-01-server-en
broken-link
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/143686
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-7942
- NVD CVE-2018-7942
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