New Critical AMI BMC Vulnerability Enables Remote Server Takeover and Bricking
Mar 18, 2025
Vulnerability / Firmware Security
A critical security vulnerability has been disclosed in AMI's MegaRAC Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) software that could allow an attacker to bypass authentication and carry out post-exploitation actions. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-54085 , carries a CVSS v4 score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity. "A local or remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability by accessing the remote management interfaces (Redfish) or the internal host to the BMC interface (Redfish)," firmware security company Eclypsium said in a report shared with The Hacker News. "Exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to remotely control the compromised server, remotely deploy malware, ransomware, firmware tampering, bricking motherboard components (BMC or potentially BIOS/UEFI), potential server physical damage (over-voltage / bricking), and indefinite reboot loops that a victim cannot stop." The vulnerability can further be weaponized to stage disruptiv...
