6.8med
CVE-2018-9062
BIOS Modules Unprotected by Intel Boot Guard Vulnerable to Physical Attack
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.5%
percentile 45%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
In some Lenovo ThinkPad products, one BIOS region is not properly included in the checks, allowing injection of arbitrary code.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.53% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Lenovo Group Ltd. some Lenovo ThinkPads
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/105387 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- support.lenovo.com /us/en/solutions/LEN-20527 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-9062
- NVD: CVE-2018-9062
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