CVE-2026-16141

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.53% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 44.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-18.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-09-15 13:57Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-09-15 14:59Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-07-17

Assigning CNA

runZero

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.1)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-457Use of Uninitialized VariableVariant
• CWE-798Use of Hard-coded CredentialsBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

085a01bcbd20a095bc014583fa1ab834d57956395bd156172a7ce9bec1a5246b

• www.runzero.comhttps://www.runzero.com/advisories/openbmc-ipmi-auth-bypass-rakp-cve-2026-16141/third-party-advisory
• www.runzero.comhttps://www.runzero.com/blog/lights-out-exposed/related