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Weakness
CWE
CWE-20
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
Impact

CVSS score of 6.7 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, high 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 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

A potential vulnerability in the SMI function to access EEPROM in some ThinkPad models may allow an attacker with local access and elevated privileges to execute arbitrary code. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is 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-20. A potential vulnerability in the SMI function to access EEPROM in some ThinkPad models may allow an attacker with local access and elevated privileges to execute arbitrary code. 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 6.7 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

DescriptionNVD

A potential vulnerability in the SMI function to access EEPROM in some ThinkPad models may allow an attacker with local access and elevated privileges to execute arbitrary code.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 81% 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 0.3%
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

34
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +34
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Remote Code Execution CRITICAL

Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.

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_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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_l15_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_l380_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:thinkpad_l380_yoga_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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References

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

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