CVE-2018-9083

HighCVSS 8.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

In System Management Module (SMM) versions prior to 1.06, the SMM contains weak default root credentials which could be used to log in to the device OS -- if the attacker manages to enable SSH or Telnet connections via some other vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.1/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-798

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

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

Related CVEs from 2018

CVE-2018-90846.5In System Management Module (SMM) versions prior to 1.06, if an attacker manages to log in to the device OS, the validation of software upda CVE-2018-90854.9A write protection lock bit was left unset after boot on an older generation of Lenovo and IBM System x servers, potentially allowing an att CVE-2018-90867.2In some Lenovo ThinkServer-branded servers, a command injection vulnerability exists in the BMC firmware download command. This allows a pri CVE-2018-90906.1CoreOS Tectonic 1.7.x and 1.8.x before 1.8.7-tectonic.2 deploys the Grafana web application using default credentials (admin/admin) for the CVE-2018-90919.8A critical vulnerability in the KEMP LoadMaster Operating System (LMOS) 6.0.44 through 7.2.41.2 and Long Term Support (LTS) LMOS before 7.1.CVE-2018-90928.8There is a CSRF vulnerability in mc-admin/conf.php in MiniCMS 1.10 that can change the administrator account password.CVE-2018-91016.1A vulnerability in the conferencing component of Mitel MiVoice Connect, versions R1707-PREM SP1 (21.84.5535.0) and earlier, and Mitel ST 14.CVE-2018-91026.5A vulnerability in the conferencing component of Mitel MiVoice Connect, versions R1707-PREM SP1 (21.84.5535.0) and earlier, and Mitel ST 14.CVE-2018-91036.1A vulnerability in the conferencing component of Mitel MiVoice Connect, versions R1707-PREM SP1 (21.84.5535.0) and earlier, and Mitel ST 14.CVE-2018-91046.1A vulnerability in the conferencing component of Mitel MiVoice Connect, versions R1707-PREM SP1 (21.84.5535.0) and earlier, and Mitel ST 14.CVE-2018-91058.8NordVPN 3.3.10 for macOS suffers from a root privilege escalation vulnerability. The vulnerability stems from its privileged helper tool's i CVE-2018-91068.8CSV Injection (aka Excel Macro Injection or Formula Injection) exists in the export feature in the Acyba AcySMS extension before 3.5.1 for J