CVE-2026-16140 (GCVE-0-2026-16140)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-15 13:57 – Updated: 2026-09-15 15:00
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
OpenBMC IPMI Privilege Escalation via Retargeted RAKP 1
Summary
OpenBMC's IPMI implementation, phosphor-net-ipmid, is vulnerable to a logic flaw where the authorization context of an existing session can be replaced with a target account while still maintaining the original integrity and encryption keys. Several downstream vendors implement phosphor-net-ipmid as their IPMI stack, such as NVIDIA and H3C. This issue effectively allows for privilege escalation without re-authentication.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-15 15:00 UTC
CWE
- CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.runzero.com/advisories/openbmc-ipmi-p… | third-party-advisory |
| https://www.runzero.com/blog/lights-out-exposed/ | related |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenBMC | phosphor-net-ipmid |
Affected:
0 , ≤ ba6efc502e6b1fabb8ed1ca677ae5eedd64b6361
(git)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2026-09-15 14:00
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