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AMI MegaRAC SP-X and OpenBMC

CVE-2019-4169

critical 9.1CVSS 3.1 · published 2019-08-26 · modified 2026-06-17

IBM Open Power Firmware OP910 and OP920 could allow access to BMC via IPMI using default OpenBMC password even after BMC password was changed away from the default password. IBM X-Force ID: 158702.

What to do

NVD gives no version range for this CVE yet, so this page cannot name an update version. Read the vendor advisory for the fixed firmware.

Vendor advisory (from the NVD record): www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10881209 · exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/158702 · www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10881209.

How this page decided
Severity and CVSS: the primary NVD score (version 3.1). Affected versions: the CPE ranges in the NVD record, modified 2026-06-17. Exploited: the CISA KEV field of the NVD record. Whether you are affected needs your firmware version; this page does not know it. It is not tested against a device.

Do you run it?

Paste your BMC's Redfish answers into the Redfish Inspector: it compares the firmware version with the NVD ranges, in your browser. Or scan every BMC with the free scan.

Source: NVD CVE-2019-4169. PWX for MegaRAC and OpenBMC

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