VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2018-7949
CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.82%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-06-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
The iBMC (Intelligent Baseboard Management Controller) of some Huawei servers have a privilege escalation vulnerability. A remote attacker may send some specially crafted login messages to the affected products. Due to improper authentication design, successful exploit enables low privileged users to get or modify passwords of highly privileged users.
Weakness classification
- CWE-287: Improper Authentication
Primary references
- psirt@huawei.com — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory