CVE-2018-16094
System Management Module Vulnerabilities
In System Management Module (SMM) versions prior to 1.06, an internal SMM function that retrieves configuration settings is prone to a buffer overflow.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In System Management Module (SMM) versions prior to 1.06, an internal SMM function that retrieves configuration settings is prone to a buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2018-16094- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
System Management Module Vulnerabilities
In System Management Module (SMM) versions prior to 1.06, an internal SMM function that retrieves configuration settings is prone to a buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2018-16094- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-7951 No score
In System Management Module (SMM) versions prior to 1.06, an internal SMM function that retrieves configuration settings is prone to a buffer overflow.
- Record
EUVD-2018-7951- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q257-x9vp-7xjg
In System Management Module (SMM) versions prior to 1.06, an internal SMM function that retrieves...
In System Management Module (SMM) versions prior to 1.06, an internal SMM function that retrieves configuration settings is prone to a buffer overflow.
- Record
GHSA-q257-x9vp-7xjg- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-16094 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Lenovo System Management Module Firmware, published November 27, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.89%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.