RCE in Lenovo Iomega Ez Media \& Backup Center

CVE-2018-9075

For some Iomega, Lenovo, LenovoEMC NAS devices versions 4.1.402.34662 and earlier, when joining a PersonalCloud setup, an attacker can craft a command injection payload using backtick "``" characters in the client:password parameter. As a result, arbitrary commands may be executed as the root user. The attack requires a value __c and iomega parameter.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.041 (89.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9075?
CVE-2018-9075 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Iomega Ez Media \& Backup Center, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-09-28.
How severe is CVE-2018-9075?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-9075 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.