BIOS Firmware Tampering in Lenovo ThinkPad Devices
CVE-2023-5078

6.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Lenovo
Status
Thinkpad BiOS
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 November 2023

Summary

A vulnerability identified in Lenovo ThinkPad BIOS allows physical or local attackers with elevated privileges to potentially tamper with the BIOS firmware. This poses a risk to the integrity of the system, as unauthorized modifications could lead to undesired behaviors or unauthorized access to sensitive information. Users are advised to review security advisories for updates and mitigate risks effectively.

Affected Version(s)

ThinkPad BIOS various

References

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-141775

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.7
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Lenovo thanks Krzysztof Okupski, Enrique Nissim, Joseph Tartaro of IOActive for reporting this vulnerability.
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