CVE-2018-9083 (GCVE-0-2018-9083)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-11-27 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 07:17
VLAI
Title
System Management Module Vulnerabilities
Summary
In System Management Module (SMM) versions prior to 1.06, the SMM contains weak default root credentials which could be used to log in to the device OS -- if the attacker manages to enable SSH or Telnet connections via some other vulnerability.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Privilege escalation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Lenovo ThinkSystem SMM Affected: unspecified , < 1.06 (custom)
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Date Public
2018-11-27 00:00
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