CVE-2019-6157
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 70th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
In various firmware versions of Lenovo System x, the integrated management module II (IMM2)'s first failure data capture (FFDC) includes the web server's private key in the generated log file for support.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
1.3% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 70th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
5 events over 2040 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- bladecenter hs22 firmwareHardware Firmware / storage-nas
- bladecenter hs23 firmwareHardware Firmware / storage-nas
- bladecenter hs23e firmwareHardware Firmware / network-adapter
- flex system x220 m4 firmwareHardware Firmware / network-adapter
- flex system x222 m4 firmwareHardware Firmware / network-adapter
- flex system x240 m4 firmwareHardware Firmware / network-adapter
- flex system x280 m4 firmwareHardware Firmware / storage-nas
- flex system x440 m4 firmwareHardware Firmware / network-adapter
- System xHardware Firmware
- flex system x240 m4 firmwareHardware Firmware
- flex system x240 m5 firmwareHardware Firmware
- flex system x280 x6 firmwareHardware Firmware
- flex system x440 m4 firmwareHardware Firmware
- flex system x480 x6 firmwareHardware Firmware
- flex system x880 firmwareHardware Firmware
- nextscale nx360 m5 firmwareHardware Firmware
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.0 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Scored 6.5 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required HighRequires admin or elevated privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Credential AccessT1552Unsecured Credentialsmedium confidence
Sources
References in the record
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