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Security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-39296

In OpenBMC 2.9, crafted IPMI messages allow an attacker to bypass authentication and gain full control of the system.

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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2021-39295, CVE-2021-39296
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 12:01 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-39296

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Sept 2021, 18:15 UTC

In OpenBMC 2.9, crafted IPMI messages allow an attacker to bypass authentication and gain full control of the system.

osv:CVE-2021-39296
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-39296",
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    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
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          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
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      ],
      "affected": [
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      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:55:05.457250419Z",
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      "references": [
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 386856,
  "published_at": "2021-09-09T18:15:09.097+00:00"
}