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Weakness
CWE
CWE-232
Impact

CVSS score of 4.6 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: physical attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived

Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

A denial of service vulnerability was reported in some ThinkPad models that could cause a system to crash when the Enhanced Biometrics setting is enabled in BIOS. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.6), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-232. A denial of service vulnerability was reported in some ThinkPad models that could cause a system to crash when the Enhanced Biometrics setting is enabled in BIOS. Affected products include: Lenovo Thinkpad 11E 3Rd Gen Firmware, Lenovo Thinkpad 11E 4Th Gen I3 Firmware, Lenovo Thinkpad 11E 4Th Gen I7 Firmware, Lenovo Thinkpad 11E 4Th Gen I5 Firmware, Lenovo Thinkpad 11E 4Th Gen Celeron Firmware.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 4.6 MEDIUM
AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

DescriptionNVD

A denial of service vulnerability was reported in some ThinkPad models that could cause a system to crash when the Enhanced Biometrics setting is enabled in BIOS.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 89% exploitable
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low
NVD CVE.org EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

23
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +23
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service MEDIUM

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_11e_3rd_gen_firmware:*:*:*:*:braswell:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_11e_3rd_gen_firmware:*:*:*:*:skylate:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_11e_4th_gen_i3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_11e_4th_gen_i7_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_11e_4th_gen_i5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_11e_4th_gen_celeron_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_11e_yoga_gen_6_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_13_gen_2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_e490_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_e490s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_e590_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_l13_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_l13_gen_2_firmware:*:*:*:*:non-vpro:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_l13_gen_2_firmware:*:*:*:*:vpro:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_l13_yoga_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_l13_yoga_gen_2_firmware:*:*:*:*:non-vpro:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_l13_yoga_gen_2_firmware:*:*:*:*:vpro:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_l14_gen_1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_l14_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_l15_gen_1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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References

Advisories & patches
ADVISORY https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-72619

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