CVE-2017-12542
A authentication bypass and execution of code vulnerability in HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 (iLO 4...
A authentication bypass and execution of code vulnerability in HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 (iLO 4) version prior to 2.53 was found.
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
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A authentication bypass and execution of code vulnerability in HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 (iLO 4) version prior to 2.53 was found.
- Record
CVE-2017-12542- CVSS 3.0
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A authentication bypass and execution of code vulnerability in HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 (iLO 4) version prior to 2.53 was found.
- Record
CVE-2017-12542- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-4114 No score
A authentication bypass and execution of code vulnerability in HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 (iLO 4) version prior to 2.53 was found.
- Record
EUVD-2017-4114- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7m3v-cw5q-g499
A authentication bypass and execution of code vulnerability in HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 (iLO 4...
A authentication bypass and execution of code vulnerability in HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 (iLO 4) version prior to 2.53 was found.
- Record
GHSA-7m3v-cw5q-g499- CVSS 3.0
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | HPE iLO 4 < 2.53 - Add New Administrator User | 2018-02-05 |
| Metasploit | HP iLO 4 1.00-2.50 Authentication Bypass Administrator Account Creation | 2017-08-24 |
| Nuclei | HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 (ILO4) <2.53 - Authentication Bypass | |
| PoC in GitHub | Gill-Singh-A/CVE-2017-12542-Exploit | 2026-02-09 |
| PoC in GitHub | VijayShankar22/CVE-2017-12542 | 2025-10-13 |
| PoC in GitHub | sk1dish/ilo4-rce-vuln-scanner | 2019-08-16 |
| PoC in GitHub | skelsec/CVE-2017-12542 | 2018-02-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-12542 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Integrated Lights-out 4 (ilo 4), published February 15, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 99.3%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.