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CVE-2022-43309: Supermicro X11SSL-CF HW Rev 1.01, BMC firmware v1.63 was discovered to contain insecure permissions.

Supermicro X11SSL-CF HW Rev 1.01, BMC firmware v1.63 was discovered to contain insecure permissions.

MediumCVSS 5.5Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

CVE-2022-43309 is an insecure-permissions issue in Supermicro X11SSL-CF hardware revision 1.01 running BMC firmware v1.63. A lower-privileged local user could affect integrity, but the provided sources do not describe remote exploitation or business impact details.

Executive priority

Treat as a moderate-priority infrastructure hygiene item. It affects integrity on a specific Supermicro BMC firmware version, but current sources do not show active exploitation or broad remote exposure.

Technical view

The record maps to CWE-732 and CVSS 3.1 score 5.5: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, high integrity impact, no confidentiality or availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure appears limited to environments with Supermicro X11SSL-CF HW Rev 1.01 using BMC firmware v1.63. The structured affected-product metadata is incomplete, so asset confirmation is required.

Exploitation context

The bundle says this CVE is not in KEV and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates local, authenticated conditions rather than unauthenticated remote exploitation.

Researcher notes

The public record is sparse: affected CPE data is absent, and the description does not identify exact file paths, permission objects, or exploit primitives. Base validation on model, hardware revision, BMC firmware, and Supermicro guidance.

Mitigation direction

  • Identify X11SSL-CF systems and their BMC firmware versions.
  • Check Supermicro's January 2023 security guidance for vendor-directed remediation.
  • Apply vendor-provided BMC firmware updates if Supermicro lists a corrected release.
  • Restrict BMC management access to trusted administrative networks.
  • Review local and BMC account privileges for unnecessary low-privilege access.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether any systems match X11SSL-CF HW Rev 1.01 and BMC v1.63.
  • Compare discovered firmware against Supermicro's published security guidance.
  • Verify BMC interfaces are not broadly reachable from untrusted networks.
  • Document any systems awaiting vendor-supported firmware remediation.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
3

Public sources used

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.5 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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3Timeline events
2ADP providers
2Source links

SSVC decision data

CISA-ADPCISA Coordinator
Timestamp
Version
2.0.3
Exploitation: noneAutomatable: noTechnical Impact: partial

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
5.5CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N1.83.6CISA-ADP

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

5.5Medium
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2022-43309Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Vulnerability timeline

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ADP provider summaries

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CISA-ADPCISA ADP Vulnrichment
cvssV3_1other:ssvc

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Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
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Weakness

CWE details

CWE-732

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