RCE in Lenovo System Management Module Firmware
CVE-2018-16090
In System Management Module (SMM) versions prior to 1.06, the SMM certificate creation and parsing logic is vulnerable to post-authentication command injection.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Lenovo System Management Module Firmware
- Lenovo Thinkagile Hx Enclosure 7x81
- Lenovo Thinkagile Hx Enclosure 7y87
- Lenovo Thinkagile Hx Enclosure 7z02
- Lenovo Thinkagile Vx Enclosure 7y11
- Lenovo Thinkagile Vx Enclosure 7y91
- Lenovo Thinksystem D2 Enclosure 7x20
- Lenovo Thinksystem Modular Enclosure 7x22
- Lenovo Thinksystem Smm — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-24374 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16090?
- CVE-2018-16090 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo System Management Module Firmware, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-11-27.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16090?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.