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Actively exploited vulnerability gives extraordinary control over server fleets

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US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warns of maximum-severity vulnerability.

The vulnerability resides in the AMI MegaRAC, a widely used firmware package that allows large fleets of servers to be remotely accessed and managed even when power is unavailable or the operating system isn't functioning.

It allows for authentication bypasses by making a simple web request to a vulnerable BMC device over HTTP .

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