Affects BMC/IPMI on widely deployed server hardware (Supermicro); admin compromise enables out-of-band server takeover and firmware tampering, high operational impact.
CVE-2026-65220
BMC IPMI RAKP+ logic flaw allows account escalation to administrator
Is CVE-2026-65220 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-65220 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.26% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-65220?
CVE-2026-65220 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-65220?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-65220, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-65220 affect?
CVE-2026-65220 affects Supermicro BMC/IPMI implementations, Systems using IPMI RAKP+ (BMC). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-65220?
Isolate BMC interfaces, restrict access, rotate BMC credentials, apply vendor patch when released
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Crafted RAKP+ messages can escalate an account to BMC admin, enabling out-of-band server control, firmware tampering, and persistent access.
Immediate action required
- affected01.07.20
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.