# CVE-2019-16649: On Supermicro H11, H12, M11, X9, X10, and X11 products, a combination of encryption and authentication problems in the virtual media service

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-09-21 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

On Supermicro H11, H12, M11, X9, X10, and X11 products, a combination of encryption and authentication problems in the virtual media service allows capture of BMC credentials and data transferred over virtual media devices. Attackers can use captured credentials to connect virtual USB devices to the server managed by the BMC.

## What to do

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## References

- https://eclypsium.com/2019/09/03/usbanywhere-bmc-vulnerability-opens-servers-to-remote-attack/
- https://github.com/eclypsium/USBAnywhere
- https://www.supermicro.com/support/security_BMC_virtual_media.cfm

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