The Dell iDRAC6 with firmware 1.x before 1.92 and 2.x and 3.x before 3.42, and iDRAC7 with firmware before 1.23.23, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary IPMI commands by using cipher suite 0 (aka cipher zero) and an arbitrary password
Published Jul 8, 2013
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.38%
Description
The Dell iDRAC6 with firmware 1.x before 1.92 and 2.x and 3.x before 3.42, and iDRAC7 with firmware before 1.23.23, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary IPMI commands by using cipher suite 0 (aka cipher zero) and an arbitrary password. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue, stating "DRAC's are intended to be on a separate management network; they are not designed nor intended to be placed on or connected to the Internet."
Affected products
No data.
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03384) | 88.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03384) | 87.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 22, 2026 | 4.83% (0.04825) | 89.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 17, 2026 | 3.61% (0.03611) | 87.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.73% (0.05734) | 89.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.34% (0.09338) | 87.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.73% (0.05734) | 89.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.27% (0.02266) | 90.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.27% (0.02266) | 87.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/Common/integrated-dell-remote-access-cntrllr-6-for-monolithic-srvr-v1.95_FAQ2_en-us.pdf x_refsource_MISC
- http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/4929.how-to-check-if-ipmi-cipher-0-is-off.aspx x_refsource_MISC
- http://fish2.com/ipmi/cipherzero.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/93039 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.metasploit.com/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ipmi/ipmi_cipher_zero x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/07/ipmi/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/freeipmi-devel/2013-02/msg00013.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/Common/integrated-dell-remote-access-cntrllr-6-for-monolithic-srvr-v1.95_FAQ2_en-us.pdf | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/4929.how-to-check-if-ipmi-cipher-0-is-off.aspx | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://fish2.com/ipmi/cipherzero.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/93039 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.metasploit.com/modules/auxiliary/scanner/ipmi/ipmi_cipher_zero | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/07/ipmi/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/freeipmi-devel/2013-02/msg00013.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
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