What is CVE-2018-9086?

CVE-2018-9086 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Thinkserver Bmc, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2018-11-16.

How severe is CVE-2018-9086?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

RCE in Lenovo Thinkserver Bmc

CVE-2018-9086

In some Lenovo ThinkServer-branded servers, a command injection vulnerability exists in the BMC firmware download command. This allows a privileged user to download and execute arbitrary code inside the BMC. This can only be exploited by authorized privileged users.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.024 (82.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

psirt@lenovo.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9086?: CVE-2018-9086 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Thinkserver Bmc, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2018-11-16.
How severe is CVE-2018-9086?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.