CVE-2025-7623VulnerabilityPublished 18 Nov 2025

CVE-2025-7623: SMCI MBD-X13SEDW-F · Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Affects SMCI MBD-X13SEDW-FSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.4 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

5.4Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 21% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: Low: Performance is reduced or there are interruptions in resource availability. Even if repeated exploitation of the vulnerability is possible, the attacker does not have the ability to completely deny service to legitimate users. The resources in the impacted component are either partially available all of the time, or fully available only some of the time, but overall there is no direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
SMCI MBD-X13SEDW-F	Affected =01.04.11	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Immediately restrict SSH access to the BMC interfaces using network segmentation and firewall rules, allowing only trusted management hosts to connect. 2. Enforce strong authentication mechanisms for BMC access, such as multi-factor authentication and unique credentials per device. 3. Monitor BMC SSH sessions for anomalous SMASH command usage or unusual activity patterns indicative of exploitation attempts. 4. Disable or limit SMASH-CLP shell access if not required for routine management tasks. 5. Maintain an inventory of SMCI MBD-X13SEDW-F devices and their firmware versions to prioritize patching once vendor updates become available. 6. Engage with SMCI support channels to obtain security advisories and patches promptly. 7. Consider deploying host-based intrusion detection systems on management networks to detect exploitation attempts targeting BMCs. 8. Implement strict logging and alerting on BMC access to facilitate rapid incident response. 9. Review and harden overall BMC security posture, including firmware update processes and physical security controls.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the SMASH-CLP shell. An authenticated attacker with SSH access to the BMC can exploit a stack buffer overflow via a crafted SMASH command, overwrite the return address and registers, and achieve arbitrary code execution on the BMC firmware operating system

Impact

For European organizations, the exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to significant risks in data center and critical infrastructure environments where SMCI MBD-X13SEDW-F BMCs are deployed. Compromise of the BMC allows attackers to manipulate hardware management functions, potentially causing unauthorized server reboots, firmware tampering, or persistent backdoors at the hardware management layer. This undermines the integrity and availability of critical systems, potentially disrupting business operations and service availability. Although confidentiality impact is rated low, the ability to control BMC firmware could facilitate further lateral movement or persistent footholds within enterprise networks. Organizations relying on SMCI hardware in sectors such as finance, telecommunications, government, and cloud services in Europe could face elevated risks. The lack of patches and known exploits in the wild means attackers may develop exploits rapidly, increasing the threat over time.

CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)
Variant weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #14
A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).
Operation · Build and Compilation · Environment Hardening
Use automatic buffer overflow detection mechanisms that are offered by certain compilers or compiler extensions. Examples include: the Microsoft Visual Studio /GS flag, Fedora/Red Hat FORTIFY_SOURCE GCC flag, StackGuard, and ProPolice, which provide various mechanisms including canary-based detection and range/index…
Architecture and Design
Use an abstraction library to abstract away risky APIs. Not a complete solution.
Implementation
Implement and perform bounds checking on input.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
XML Security (opens in a new tab)
Mass Assignment (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V13.3.1 (opens in a new tab)
V5.1.4 (opens in a new tab)
V5.1.3 (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

supermicro.com/zh_tw/support/security_BMC_IPMI_Nov_2025 (opens in a new tab)

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What to do

Affected software

Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 25 Nov 2025, 07:46 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-121

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