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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-40289 · published 27 March 2024

CVE-2023-40289: Supermicro x11ssm-f firmware improper privilege management vulnerability

Supermicro · X11ssm F Firmware

A command injection issue was discovered on Supermicro X11SSM-F, X11SAE-F, and X11SSE-F 1.66 devices. An attacker can exploit this to elevate privileges from a user with BMC administrative privileges.

7.2 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 18% · top 2.9% CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
7.2CVSS 3.1 base score
18%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A command injection issue was discovered on Supermicro X11SSM-F, X11SAE-F, and X11SSE-F 1.66 devices. An attacker can exploit this to elevate privileges from a user with BMC administrative privileges.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/security_BMC_IPMI_Oct_2023 Vendor Advisory
https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/security_center#%21advisories Vendor Advisory
https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/security_BMC_IPMI_Oct_2023 Vendor Advisory
https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/security_center#%21advisories Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-40289), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.