4.9

CVE-2018-9085: ibm bladecenter_hs23_firmware Incorrect Default Permissions

CVSS: 4.9v3.0MediumModified
Published 16-11-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-9085 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in ibm bladecenter_hs23_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.9/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.66%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 16-11-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A write protection lock bit was left unset after boot on an older generation of Lenovo and IBM System x servers, potentially allowing an attacker with administrator access to modify the subset of flash memory containing Intel Server Platform Services (SPS) and the system Flash Descriptors.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.66%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

51%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.66% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.66%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm27 products
Lenovo4 products

2 vendors · 31 products

References

1 links