What is CVE-2018-9073?

CVE-2018-9073 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Chassis Management Module, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-11-16.

How severe is CVE-2018-9073?

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

Vulnerability in Lenovo Chassis Management Module

CVE-2018-9073

Lenovo Chassis Management Module (CMM) prior to version 2.0.0 utilizes a hardcoded encryption key to protect certain secrets. Possession of the key can allow an attacker that has already compromised the server to decrypt these secrets.

EPSS: 0.005 (40.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Lenovo Chassis_management_module
Lenovo Chassis Management Module (Cmm) — versions unspecified
Lenovo Chassis_management_module_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

psirt@lenovo.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9073?: CVE-2018-9073 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Chassis Management Module, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-11-16.
How severe is CVE-2018-9073?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.