CVE-2024-38512
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 privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in XCC that could allow an authenticated XCC user with elevated privileges to perform command injection via specially crafted IPMI commands.
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 · high confidenceThis is a command injection vulnerability in XCC (embedded system firmware) where an already-authenticated user with elevated privileges can inject arbitrary commands through specially crafted IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) commands. This allows further privilege escalation beyond the user's current elevated privileges.
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CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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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Identify if XCC firmware is in useCheck the system firmware/BMC type - look for XCC (XClarity Controller) in BMC web interface, IPMI output (ipmitool -I lanplus -H <bmc_ip> -u admin -P password raw command), or system inventoryAffected if System uses XCC firmware as the baseboard management controller
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Determine the XCC firmware versionRun: ipmitool -I lanplus -H <bmc_ip> -u admin -P password mc info or check BMC web interface under Firmware/BIOS update section for the XCC firmware versionAffected if Firmware version is unpatched and falls within the vulnerable version range (compare against vendor advisories)
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Verify IPMI interface is enabledRun: ipmitool -I lanplus -H <bmc_ip> -u admin -P password raw 0x06 0x01 to check LAN channel status, or check BMC network settings for IPMI over LANAffected if IPMI over LAN (IPMI over network) is enabled and accessible
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Review user accounts with elevated privilegesRun: ipmitool -I lanplus -H <bmc_ip> -u admin -P password user list to list all IPMI users, then run: ipmitool -I lanplus -H <bmc_ip> -u admin -P password user summary <user_id> for each user to check privilege levelsAffected if Multiple users exist with Administrator or elevated privilege level (level 4 or higher)
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Audit IPMI command logs for suspicious activityRun: ipmitool -I lanplus -H <bmc_ip> -u admin -P password sel list or check BMC SEL (System Event Log) for unexpected IPMI commands, especially raw commands or shell executionsAffected if Logs show unexpected or unauthorized IPMI commands, particularly raw commands that could indicate exploitation attempts
A user is affected if their system runs XCC firmware with an unpatched version, has IPMI network access enabled, and has accounts with elevated privileges that could be exploited for command injection.
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 dataApply vendor-supplied firmware patch when available; restrict IPMI network access to management-only networks; audit user accounts with elevated privileges; monitor IPMI command logs for anomalous activity.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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