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CVE-2024-54085: AMI MegaRAC SPx Authentication Bypass by Spoofing Vulnerability
CVE-2024-54085 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 and affects AMI MegaRAC SPx, along with 9 other products in NVD’s configuration data. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-06-25, which means exploitation in the wild has been observed.
Vulnerability description
AMI’s SPx contains a vulnerability in the BMC where an Attacker may bypass authentication remotely through the Redfish Host Interface. A successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to a loss of confidentiality, integrity, and/or availability.
Severity breakdown
CVSS v3.1 9.8: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
- Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
- Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
- User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
- Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
- Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
- Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.
Underlying weakness
CWE-290: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks.
Affected products
- Ami Megarac Sp X: from 12 before 12.7; from 13 before 13.5
- Netapp H300s Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
- Netapp H500s Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
- Netapp H700s Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
- Netapp H410s Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
- Netapp H410c Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
- Netapp Sg6160 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
- Netapp Sgf6112 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
- Netapp Sg110 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
- Netapp Sg1100 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
References
- https://go.ami.com/hubfs/Security%20Advisories/2025/AMI-SA-2025003.pdf
- https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/06/active-exploitation-of-ami-management-tool-imperils-thousands-of-servers/
- https://eclypsium.com/blog/bmc-vulnerability-cve-2024-05485-cisa-known-exploited-vulnerabilities/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250328-0003/
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-ami-megarac-bug-that-lets-hackers-brick-servers-now-actively-exploited/
- https://www.networkworld.com/article/4013368/ami-megarac-authentication-bypass-flaw-is-being-exploitated-cisa-warns.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54085
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-54085