CVE-2018-16089

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

In System Management Module (SMM) versions prior to 1.06, a field in the header of SMM firmware update images is insufficiently sanitized, allowing post-authentication command injection on the SMM as the root user.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-78

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Nov 27, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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