CVE-2013-4786
The IPMI 2.0 specification supports RMCP+ Authenticated Key-Exchange Protocol (RAKP)...
The IPMI 2.0 specification supports RMCP+ Authenticated Key-Exchange Protocol (RAKP) authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain password hashes and conduct offline password guessing attacks by obtaining the HMAC from a RAKP message 2 response from a BMC.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The IPMI 2.0 specification supports RMCP+ Authenticated Key-Exchange Protocol (RAKP) authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain password hashes and conduct offline password guessing attacks by obtaining the HMAC from a RAKP message 2 response from a BMC.
- Record
CVE-2013-4786- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The IPMI 2.0 specification supports RMCP+ Authenticated Key-Exchange Protocol (RAKP) authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain password hashes and conduct offline password guessing attacks by obtaining the HMAC from a RAKP message 2 response from a BMC.
- Record
CVE-2013-4786- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-4632 No score
The IPMI 2.0 specification supports RMCP+ Authenticated Key-Exchange Protocol (RAKP) authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain password hashes and conduct offline password guessing attacks by obtaining the HMAC from a RAKP message 2 response from a BMC.
- Record
EUVD-2013-4632- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5qfx-g363-pvpg
The IPMI 2.0 specification supports RMCP+ Authenticated Key-Exchange Protocol (RAKP)...
The IPMI 2.0 specification supports RMCP+ Authenticated Key-Exchange Protocol (RAKP) authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain password hashes and conduct offline password guessing attacks by obtaining the HMAC from a RAKP message 2 response from a BMC.
- Record
GHSA-5qfx-g363-pvpg- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Intelligent Platform Management Interface - Information Disclosure | 2013-07-02 |
| Metasploit | IPMI 2.0 RAKP Remote SHA1 Password Hash Retrieval | 2013-06-20 |
| PoC in GitHub | fin3ss3g0d/CosmicRakp | 2023-10-23 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-4786 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Intel Intelligent Platform Management Interface, published July 8, 2013. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 98.4%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2013/07/02/a-penetration-testers-guide-to-ipmi
fish2.com/ipmi/remote-pw-cracking.html
support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-c04197764
oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=139653661621384&w=2
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190919-0005
nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5010
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4786
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5qfx-g363-pvpg