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CVE-2018-9068· NVD / CVE Program· CNA lenovo

The IMM2 First Failure Data Capture function collects management module logs and diagnostic information when a hardware error is detected.

The IMM2 First Failure Data Capture function collects management module logs and diagnostic information when a hardware error is detected. This information is made available for download through an SFTP server hosted on the IMM2 management network interface. In versions earlier than 4.90 for Lenovo System x and earlier than 6.80 for IBM System x, the credentials to access the SFTP server are hard-coded and described in the IMM2 documentation, allowing an attacker with management network access to obtain the collected FFDC data. After applying the update, the IMM2 will create random SFTP credentials for use with OneCLI.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Jul 26, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.1% · 63th percentile
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Action score

30

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.1%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
lenovoflex system x240 m4 firmware
lenovoflex system x240 m4
lenovoflex system x240 m5 firmware
lenovoflex system x240 m5
lenovoflex system x280 x6 firmware
lenovoflex system x280 x6
lenovoflex system x440 m4 firmware
lenovoflex system x440 m4
lenovoflex system x480 x6 firmware
lenovoflex system x480 x6
lenovoflex system x880 firmware
lenovoflex system x880

and 72 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • ibm bladecenter hs22 firmwarebefore 6.80
  • ibm bladecenter hs23 firmwarebefore 6.80
  • ibm bladecenter hs23e firmwarebefore 6.80
  • ibm flex system x220 m4 firmwarebefore 6.80
  • ibm flex system x222 m4 firmwarebefore 6.80
  • ibm flex system x240 m4 firmwarebefore 6.80
  • ibm flex system x280 m4 firmwarebefore 6.80
  • ibm flex system x440 m4 firmwarebefore 6.80
  • ibm flex system x480 m4 firmwarebefore 6.80
  • ibm flex system x880 m4 firmwarebefore 6.80
  • ibm idataplex dx360 m4 firmwarebefore 6.80
  • ibm idataplex dx360 m4 water cooled firmwarebefore 6.80
  • ibm nextscale nx360 m4 firmwarebefore 6.80
  • ibm system x3100 m4 firmwarebefore 6.80
  • ibm system x3100 m5 firmwarebefore 6.80
  • ibm system x3250 m4 firmwarebefore 6.80
  • ibm system x3250 m5 firmwarebefore 6.80
  • ibm system x3300 m4 firmwarebefore 6.80
  • ibm system x3500 m4 firmwarebefore 6.80
  • ibm system x3530 m4 firmwarebefore 6.80

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (lenovo). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • IBM Corporation System x IMM2

    • firmware versions earlier than 6.80affected

  • Lenovo Group Ltd. System x IMM2

    • firmware versions earlier than 4.90affected

Same product

lenovo: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2019-6157In various firmware versions of Lenovo System x, the integrated management module II (IMM2)'s first failure data capture (FFDC) includes the
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2018-9085Missing System x Flash Memory Write Protection Lock Bit
    19Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-798 · Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Root cause

For convenience in support or manufacturing, an account that is identical on every device is embedded in the software. Credentials learned from one device work on all of them.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-798 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const SUPPORT_USER = "support";const SUPPORT_PASS = "hardcoded-password";

Fixed

ts
const creds = await provisioning.deviceCredentials(deviceId);if (creds.mustRotate) await forcePasswordChange(deviceId);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Noroxi analysis

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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