CVE-2026-65197
H3C G3/G5 HDM Firmware Verification Key Replacement
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- runZero
Description
H3C HDM Family-A verifies the RSA signature of a firmware image against a public key it reads from the mutable file `/conf/public.pem`. That file is writable by an authenticated Redfish client through the `UpdateService.UploadSignKey` action, which stores the uploaded body verbatim after validating only that the multipart filename ends in `.pem`. An administrator, or any account with `firmware-update` privilege, can therefore replace the trust anchor with their own key, sign a malicious image with the matching private key, and have it pass verification. Family-A has no hardware root-of-trust (no PFR) to catch the substituted key. This was observed on H3C HDM Family-A G5 HDM 6.14.01. H3C HDM Family-A G3/G5 builds carrying the Redfish/DRE update tree appear to be affected. HDM2 uses a different update path and is not covered by this finding.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| runZeroCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Low3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 3.1 | Low3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.10% · top 99% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.1.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected ≤ 6.14.01
References (1)
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