What is CVE-2018-9062?

CVE-2018-9062 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo 20hm, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2018-07-19.

How severe is CVE-2018-9062?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Lenovo 20hm

CVE-2018-9062

In some Lenovo ThinkPad products, one BIOS region is not properly included in the checks, allowing injection of arbitrary code.

Published 2018-07-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (44.7th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 44.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/105387 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-20527 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9062?: CVE-2018-9062 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo 20hm, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2018-07-19.
How severe is CVE-2018-9062?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.