CVE-2021-38960Network attack vector

Unauthenticated sensitive information disclosure

Published Feb 4, 2022 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Information disclosure in IBM OpenBMC OP920, OP930, and OP940 and HMC OP940 allows remote attackers to read sensitive data through HTTPS. IBM identifies the BMC HTTPS server as the affected component but has not published the request, response data, or faulty operation causing the disclosure. Network access without authentication is sufficient, and published evidence limits the consequence to confidentiality loss.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability1.06%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in IBM OpenBMC OP920, OP930, and OP940 and HMC OP940 allows remote attackers to read sensitive data through HTTPS. IBM identifies the BMC HTTPS server as the affected component but has not published the request, response data, or faulty operation causing the disclosure. Network access without authentication is sufficient, and published evidence limits the consequence to confidentiality loss.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-38960
Published
Feb 4, 2022
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Hardware Management Console
Classifications
T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 4, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=OP940

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Hardware Management Consoleversion=OP940
IBM · IBM OpenBMCversion=OP920; version=OP930; version=OP940

Published CVSS scores

4.6IBMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/PR:N/I:N/AC:L/S:U/A:N/UI:N/C:L/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
5.3IBMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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