CVE-2018-9084 describes a medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Lenovo System Management Module (SMM) firmware versions prior to 1.06, impacting various ThinkAgile and ThinkSystem enclosure products. An authenticated attacker with device OS access can bypass software update validation, potentially leading to unauthorized firmware modifications. The attack requires network access and low privileges but has high integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.06CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:system_management_module_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.