What is CVE-2018-16095?

CVE-2018-16095 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo System Management Module Firmware, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-11-27.

How severe is CVE-2018-16095?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Lenovo System Management Module Firmware

CVE-2018-16095

In System Management Module (SMM) versions prior to 1.06, the SMM records hashed passwords to a debug log when user authentication fails.

Published 2018-11-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.6% 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-24374 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16095?: CVE-2018-16095 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo System Management Module Firmware, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-11-27.
How severe is CVE-2018-16095?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.