CVE-2022-40259
MegaRAC Default Credentials Vulnerability
8.3 High
MegaRAC Default Credentials Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
0.70%Down 1.9 points since Dec 6, 2022
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.3
MegaRAC Default Credentials Vulnerability
MegaRAC Default Credentials Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2022-40259- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-43557
8.3
MegaRAC Default Credentials Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2022-43557- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-77p4-47r7-prgw
9.8
AMI MegaRAC Redfish Arbitrary Code Execution
AMI MegaRAC Redfish Arbitrary Code Execution
- Record
GHSA-77p4-47r7-prgw- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287, CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.3
MegaRAC Default Credentials Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2022-40259- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798, CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-40259 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.3) in Ami Megarac Spx12, published December 5, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
9443417.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/9443417/Security%20Advisories/AMI-SA-2023001.pdf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40259
cp.ami.com/MegaRAC%20Security%20Advisory/SP-X/AMI_MegaRAC_SPx_Redfish_Authentication_Vulnerabilities.pdf
cp.ami.com/MegaRAC%20Security%20Advisory/SP-X/AMI_MegaRAC_SPx_Arbitrary_Code_via_Redfish_API.pdf
eclypsium.com/2022/12/05/supply-chain-vulnerabilities-put-server-ecosystem-at-risk
github.com/advisories/GHSA-77p4-47r7-prgw