CVE-2026-85506

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-09-04. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

ipmi-oem in FreeIPMI before 1.6.19 has a stack-based buffer overflow in _get_dell_system_info_idrac_info in ipmi-oem/ipmi-oem-dell.c (idrac-info subcommand to dell get-system-info).

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
59(Track)
EG Risk 59/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
33%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 4, 2026

Last Modified

September 9, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Sep 16, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

oss-security - Fwd: [Freeipmi-announce] FreeIPMI 1.6.19 Released

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/28/5
generic

FreeIPMI - Home

https://www.gnu.org/software/freeipmi/
generic
https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/freeipmi/freeipmi-1.6.19.tar.gz

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-85506(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freeipmi1.6.10-1 ... 1.6.18-1 (13 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freeipmi1.6.15-1, 1.6.15-2, 1.6.16-1, 1.6.17-1, 1.6.18-1——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
freeipmi1.6.15-1, 1.6.15-2, 1.6.16-1, 1.6.17-1, 1.6.18-1——

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 101× in last 7d / 202× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 202 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-19 12:44 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-09-19 12:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-19 09:04 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-09-19 09:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-19 05:24 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-09-19 05:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-19 01:44 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-09-19 01:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-18 22:05 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-18 22:05 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-18 22:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-18 18:25 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-09-18 18:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-18 14:45 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-09-18 14:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-18 11:05 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-09-18 11:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-18 07:25 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-09-18 07:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-18 03:45 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-09-18 03:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-18 00:06 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-09-18 00:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-17 20:26 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-17 20:26 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-09-17 20:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-17 19:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-17 13:14 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-17 13:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-17 09:34 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-17 09:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-17 05:54 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-09-17 05:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-17 02:12 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-17 02:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-16 22:32 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-09-16 22:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-16 18:29 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-16 18:29 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-09-16 18:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-16 14:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-16 12:42 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-09-16 12:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-16 09:02 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-16 09:02 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-09-16 09:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-16 04:29 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-09-16 04:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-16 00:42 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-09-16 00:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-15 20:52 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-09-15 20:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-15 16:43 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-09-15 16:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-15 13:04 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-09-15 13:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-15 09:24 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-09-15 09:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-15 05:44 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-09-15 05:44 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-09-15 05:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-09-15 02:04 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-09-15 02:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-14 22:24 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-09-14 22:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-14 18:43 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-09-14 18:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-14 15:02 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-09-14 15:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-09-14 11:22 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-09-14 11:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-09-14 07:43 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-09-14 07:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-09-14 04:03 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-09-14 04:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-09-14 00:24 UTCVendor advisory
  56. 2026-09-14 00:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-09-13 20:44 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-09-13 20:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-09-13 17:04 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-09-13 17:04 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-09-13 17:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-09-13 13:24 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-09-13 13:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-09-13 09:44 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-09-13 09:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-09-13 06:05 UTCVendor advisory
  67. 2026-09-13 06:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-09-13 02:25 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-09-13 02:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-09-12 22:46 UTCVendor advisory
  71. 2026-09-12 22:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-09-12 19:06 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-09-12 19:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-09-12 15:26 UTCEG score recompute
  75. 2026-09-12 15:26 UTCVendor advisory

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-85506?
CVE-2026-85506 is a critical vulnerability published on September 4, 2026. ipmi-oem in FreeIPMI before 1.6.19 has a stack-based buffer overflow in getdellsysteminfoidracinfo in ipmi-oem/ipmi-oem-dell.c (idrac-info subcommand to dell get-system-info).
When was CVE-2026-85506 disclosed?
CVE-2026-85506 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 4, 2026, with the most recent update on September 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-85506 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-85506 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 67.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-85506?
CVE-2026-85506 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-85506?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-85506, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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