CVE-2018-16090 System Management Module Vulnerabilities
An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary commands on Lenovo ThinkSystem System Management Module firmware via certificate parsing flaws.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-16090?
CVE-2018-16090 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Lenovo ThinkSystem SMM, published on 27 Nov 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In System Management Module (SMM) versions prior to 1.06, the SMM certificate creation and parsing logic is vulnerable to post-authentication command injection.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16090?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lenovo System Management Module Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16090?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16090 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2018-16090 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16090 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Lenovo ThinkSystem SMM
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2hpw-4q62-mrj4.