Is CVE-2018-9083 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-9083 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-9083?

CVE-2018-9083 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-9083?

CVE-2018-9083 has an EPSS score of 1.07% (61th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-9083?

Upgrade system management module firmware to 1.06 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-9083

HIGH

8.1

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-798Hard-coded Credentials

How to fix

Remediation Available

system management module firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.06Fixed in:1.06CVE-2018-9083derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.07%probability of exploitation in 30 days

61stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 61% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.lenovo.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-798 (Hard-coded Credentials) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2022-26138	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-3272	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	-
CVE-2025-30406	Critical	9.0	94%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2024-28987	Critical	9.1	93%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2019-15976	Critical	9.8	93%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-20439	Critical	9.8	92%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.