CVE-2018-9083: 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…

PriorityP343high8.1CVSS 3.0

AVNACHPRNUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

1.07%

61.5th percentile

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.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
lenovo	system_management_module_firmware	< 1.06	1.06
lenovo	thinksystem_smm	>= unspecified < 1.06	1.06

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.08.1HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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