OpenBMC IPMI Privilege Escalation via Retargeted RAKP 1 (CVE-2026-16140) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-16140

OpenBMC IPMI Privilege Escalation via Retargeted RAKP 1

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-16140 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in OpenBMC IPMI Privilege Escalation via Retargeted RAKP 1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps OpenBMC/phosphor-net-ipmid (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 15, 2026Updated Sep 15, 2026Source checked Sep 15, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 15, 2026Material review Sep 15, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps OpenBMC/phosphor-net-ipmid (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
OpenBMC/phosphor-net-ipmidgeneric	0	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for OpenBMC/phosphor-net-ipmid.
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 15, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

OpenBMC's IPMI implementation, phosphor-net-ipmid, is vulnerable to a logic flaw where the authorization context of an existing session can be replaced with a target account while still maintaining the original integrity and encryption keys. Several downstream vendors implement phosphor-net-ipmid as their IPMI stack, such as NVIDIA and H3C. This issue effectively allows for privilege escalation without re-authentication.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.