ZoomEye: 917,169 Matches on Port 623 and 109,327 on app="IPMI"

A ZoomEye scan on 25 September 2026 returned 917,169 matches for port 623 (IPMI) and 109,327 for the app="IPMI" fingerprint. The gap reflects that the port answers non-BMC services too, while the fingerprint confirms actual management controllers. The post also cites CVE-2026-85508 in freeipmi with a CVSS score of 9.8.

• Port 623 returned 917,169 matches; app="IPMI" returned 109,327
• The gap reflects non-BMC services answering on the management port
• CVE-2026-85508 in freeipmi ipmi-oem carries a CVSS score of 9.8
• BMCs hold privileges above the OS and are often run by a separate team