CVE-2024-13980 H3C Intelligent Management Center (iMC) /byod/index.xhtml RCE
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on H3C iMC by exploiting improper JSF ViewState handling in the BYOD endpoint.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-13980?
CVE-2024-13980 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in H3C Group Intelligent Management Center (iMC), published on 27 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
H3C Intelligent Management Center (IMC) versions up to and including E0632H07 contains a remote command execution vulnerability in the /byod/index.xhtml endpoint. Improper handling of JSF ViewState allows unauthenticated attackers to craft POST requests with forged javax.faces.ViewState parameters, potentially leading to arbitrary command execution. This flaw does not require authentication and may be exploited without session cookies. An affected version range is undefined. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2024-08-28 UTC.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13980?
How do I fix CVE-2024-13980?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13980 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2024-13980 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13980 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mxfc-cf3g-r4cc.