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high 7.2

CVE-2018-9086 json

Legacy Server BMC Remote Command Injection

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-20689

cvss
7.2
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • lenovo thinkserver_rd340_firmware 64.00
  • lenovo thinkserver_rd440_firmware 64.00
  • lenovo thinkserver_rd640_firmware 64.00
  • lenovo thinkserver_td340_firmware 60.00

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Exploit prediction

2.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.2 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Lenovo ThinkServer BMC

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Sources

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