CVE-2018-9086
In some Lenovo ThinkServer-branded servers, a command injection vulnerability exists in the BMC firmware download command.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.42% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- lenovo/thinkserver rd340 firmware · lenovo/thinkserver rd440 firmware · lenovo/thinkserver rd640 firmware · lenovo/thinkserver td340 firmware
- Source
- psirt@lenovo.com
EPSS 2.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-23836Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-23836Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.