CVE-2018-9068
The IMM2 First Failure Data Capture function collects management module logs and diagnostic...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-9068- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-9068- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-20671 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2018-20671- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q3h5-wxx8-7xc8
7.5
The IMM2 First Failure Data Capture function collects management module logs and diagnostic...
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.
- Record
GHSA-q3h5-wxx8-7xc8- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- ibm bladecenter hs22 firmware
- ibm bladecenter hs23 firmware
- ibm bladecenter hs23e firmware
- ibm flex system x220 m4 firmware
- ibm flex system x222 m4 firmware
- ibm flex system x240 m4 firmware
- ibm flex system x280 m4 firmware
- ibm flex system x440 m4 firmware
- ibm flex system x480 m4 firmware
- ibm flex system x880 m4 firmware
- ibm idataplex dx360 m4 firmware
- ibm idataplex dx360 m4 water cooled firmware
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- ibm nextscale nx360 m4 firmware
- ibm system x3100 m4 firmware
- ibm system x3100 m5 firmware
- ibm system x3250 m4 firmware
- ibm system x3250 m5 firmware
- ibm system x3300 m4 firmware
- ibm system x3500 m4 firmware
- ibm system x3530 m4 firmware
- ibm system x3550 m4 firmware
- ibm system x3630 m4 firmware
- ibm system x3650 m4 bd firmware
- ibm system x3650 m4 firmware
- ibm system x3650 m4 hd firmware
- ibm system x3750 m4 firmware
- ibm system x3850 x6 firmware
- ibm system x3950 x6 firmware
- ibm corporation system x imm2
- lenovo flex system x240 m4 firmware
- lenovo flex system x240 m5 firmware
- lenovo flex system x280 x6 firmware
- lenovo flex system x440 m4 firmware
- lenovo flex system x480 x6 firmware
- lenovo flex system x880 firmware
- lenovo nextscale nx360 m5 firmware
- lenovo system x3250 m6 firmware
- lenovo system x3500 m5 firmware
- lenovo system x3550 m5 firmware
- lenovo system x3650 m5 firmware
- lenovo system x3750 m4 firmware
- lenovo system x3850 x6 firmware
- lenovo system x3950 x6 firmware
- lenovo group ltd. system x imm2
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-2018-9068 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ibm Bladecenter Hs22 Firmware, published July 26, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.05%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.