CVE-2018-9085 describes a vulnerability in older Lenovo and IBM System x servers where a write protection lock bit was unset after boot. This flaw could allow an attacker with administrator privileges to modify the Intel Server Platform Services (SPS) and system Flash Descriptors. Rated Medium (CVSS 4.9), the vulnerability requires high privileges (PR:H) but has low attack complexity (AC:L), potentially leading to high integrity impact (I:H) without affecting confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< a3e122bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:flex_system_x240_m4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< cge122bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:flex_system_x440_m4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< a5e124bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:system_x3750_m4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< tke160cCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:bladecenter_hs23_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< ahe160cCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:bladecenter_hs23e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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