CVE-2018-9068

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-07-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-798

Description

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.

Affected products

IBM Bladecenter Hs22 Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM Bladecenter Hs23 Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM Bladecenter Hs23E Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM Flex System X220 M4 Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM Flex System X222 M4 Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM Flex System X240 M4 Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM Flex System X280 M4 Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM Flex System X440 M4 Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM Flex System X480 M4 Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM Flex System X880 M4 Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM Idataplex Dx360 M4 Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM Idataplex Dx360 M4 Water Cooled Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM Nextscale Nx360 M4 Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM System X3100 M4 Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM System X3100 M5 Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM System X3250 M4 Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM System X3250 M5 Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM System X3300 M4 Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM System X3500 M4 Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM System X3530 M4 Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM System X3550 M4 Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM System X3630 M4 Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM System X3650 M4 Bd Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM System X3650 M4 Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM System X3650 M4 Hd Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM System X3750 M4 Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM System X3850 X6 Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
IBM System X3950 X6 Firmware: before 6.80 — fixed in 6.80
Lenovo Flex System X240 M4 Firmware: before 4.90 — fixed in 4.90
Lenovo Flex System X240 M5 Firmware: before 4.90 — fixed in 4.90

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Bladecenter Hs22 Firmware 6.80; IBM Bladecenter Hs23 Firmware 6.80; IBM Bladecenter Hs23E Firmware 6.80; IBM Flex System X220 M4 Firmware 6.80; IBM Flex System X222 M4 Firmware 6.80; IBM Flex System X240 M4 Firmware 6.80; IBM Flex System X280 M4 Firmware 6.80; IBM Flex System X440 M4 Firmware 6.80; IBM Flex System X480 M4 Firmware 6.80; IBM Flex System X880 M4 Firmware 6.80; IBM Idataplex Dx360 M4 Firmware 6.80; IBM Idataplex Dx360 M4 Water Cooled Firmware 6.80. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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