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CVE-2018-9073: CMM Security Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-11-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-798

Description

Lenovo Chassis Management Module (CMM) prior to version 2.0.0 utilizes a hardcoded encryption key to protect certain secrets. Possession of the key can allow an attacker that has already compromised the server to decrypt these secrets.

Affected products

• Lenovo Chassis Management Module (CMM): before 2.0.0 — fixed in 2.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Lenovo Chassis Management Module (CMM) 2.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-23806
• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-23806

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