{"cve":"CVE-2018-9085","nvd":{"published":"2018-11-16T14:29:00.427","modified":"2026-06-17T02:06:03.583","status":"Modified","description":"A write protection lock bit was left unset after boot on an older generation of Lenovo and IBM System x servers, potentially allowing an attacker with administrator access to modify the subset of flash memory containing Intel Server Platform Services (SPS) and the system Flash Descriptors.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":4.9},"cwes":["CWE-276"],"references":["https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-24477","https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-24477"],"products":["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_x6_firmware","ibm:flex_system_x440_m4_firmware","ibm:flex_system_x480_x6_firmware","ibm:flex_system_x880_x6_firmware","ibm:idataplex_dx360_m4_firmware","ibm:idataplex_dx360_m4_water_cooled_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","lenovo:flex_system_x240_m4_firmware","lenovo:flex_system_x440_m4_firmware","lenovo:system_x3750_m4_firmware"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:53:59.789560037+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-9085","score":0.00664,"percentile":0.51759,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}