---
id: CVE-2026-85506
title: >-
  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).
summary: >-
  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).
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-121
published: '2026-09-04'
updated: '2026-09-09'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-09T20:20:53.890'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85506'
references:
  - url: 'https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/freeipmi/freeipmi-1.6.19.tar.gz'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://www.gnu.org/software/freeipmi/'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/28/5'
    label: cve@mitre.org
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00405
epssPercentile: 0.32005
ingestedAt: '2026-09-09T16:14:05.518Z'
vendor: FreeIPMI
product: FreeIPMI
affected:
  - FreeIPMI < 1.6.19
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-09T19:17:09.151315Z'
---

## Overview

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).

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.