CVE-2018-9074
Iomega and LenovoEMC NAS Web UI Vulnerabilities
For some Iomega, Lenovo, LenovoEMC NAS devices versions 4.1.402.34662 and earlier, the file upload functionality of the Content Explorer application is vulnerable to path traversal. As a result, users can upload files anywhere on the device's operating system as the root user.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
For some Iomega, Lenovo, LenovoEMC NAS devices versions 4.1.402.34662 and earlier, the file upload functionality of the Content Explorer application is vulnerable to path traversal. As a result, users can upload files anywhere on the device's operating system as the root user.
- Record
CVE-2018-9074- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Iomega and LenovoEMC NAS Web UI Vulnerabilities
For some Iomega, Lenovo, LenovoEMC NAS devices versions 4.1.402.34662 and earlier, the file upload functionality of the Content Explorer application is vulnerable to path traversal. As a result, users can upload files anywhere on the device's operating system as the root user.
- Record
CVE-2018-9074- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-20677 No score
For some Iomega, Lenovo, LenovoEMC NAS devices versions 4.1.402.34662 and earlier, the file upload functionality of the Content Explorer application is vulnerable to path traversal. As a result, users can upload files anywhere on the device's operating system as the root user.
- Record
EUVD-2018-20677- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4hcc-63qf-cfqh
For some Iomega, Lenovo, LenovoEMC NAS devices versions 4.1.402.34662 and earlier, the file...
For some Iomega, Lenovo, LenovoEMC NAS devices versions 4.1.402.34662 and earlier, the file upload functionality of the Content Explorer application is vulnerable to path traversal. As a result, users can upload files anywhere on the device's operating system as the root user.
- Record
GHSA-4hcc-63qf-cfqh- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- 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-2018-9074 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Lenovo Group Ltd Lenovoemc, published September 28, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.97%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.