CVE-2020-7137
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA validation issue in HPE Superdome Flex's RMC component may allow local elevation of privilege. Apply HPE Superdome Flex Server version 3.25.46 or later to resolve this issue.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA validation flaw in the RMC (Resource Management Controller) component of HPE Superdome Flex servers allows a local authenticated attacker to elevate privileges to a higher permission level. This is a local privilege escalation vulnerability requiring some level of local access to exploit.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 3.25.46CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm HPE Superdome Flex system modelInspect the system identification or use HPE hardware management interfaces (iLO, iLO REST, or RMC CLI) to verify the server model is HPE Superdome FlexAffected if The system is not an HPE Superdome Flex server, then this CVE does not apply
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Retrieve current firmware versionQuery the system firmware version via iLO web interface, iLO REST API, or the RMC command-line tool using 'getfwversion' or similar firmware inventory commandAffected if The installed firmware version is lower than 3.25.46 (e.g., 3.24.x, 3.23.x, etc.)
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Verify RMC component is installed and runningCheck if the Resource Management Controller (RMC) service is active on the system using RMC CLI commands or system service status queriesAffected if RMC is installed and running, making the validation flaw accessible to authenticated local users
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Confirm local authenticated access existsReview local user accounts and access permissions on the system to determine if any non-administrator accounts have shell or console accessAffected if Any local authenticated user exists with basic access, as the vulnerability allows privilege escalation from that starting point
The environment is affected if it is an HPE Superdome Flex server running firmware version prior to 3.25.46, with the RMC component accessible to a local authenticated user.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data3.25.46
Apply HPE Superdome Flex Server version 3.25.46 or later, which contains the corrected validation logic for the RMC component.
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- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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