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CVE-2018-9083

System Management Module Vulnerabilities

Published 7 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.1%
percentile 65%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In System Management Module (SMM) versions prior to 1.06, the SMM contains weak default root credentials which could be used to log in to the device OS -- if the attacker manages to enable SSH or Telnet connections via some other vulnerability.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.07% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.08.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SMM

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

Sources

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