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CVE-2018-9084 json

System Management Module Vulnerabilities

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-20687

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In System Management Module (SMM) versions prior to 1.06, if an attacker manages to log in to the device OS, the validation of software updates can be circumvented.

Patch / fix

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SMM 1.06

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Exploit prediction

0.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SMM

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.