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CVE-2020-11616

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-10-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-338

Description

NVIDIA DGX servers, all BMC firmware versions prior to 3.38.30, contain a vulnerability in the AMI BMC firmware in which the Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) algorithm used in the JSOL package that implements the IPMI protocol is not cryptographically strong, which may lead to information disclosure.

Affected products

• Intel Corporation Intel(R) Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware: before 3.38.30 — fixed in 3.38.30

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Corporation Intel(R) Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware 3.38.30. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5010
• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5010

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