8.5
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2024-12673
Lenovo Vantage BIOS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

An improper privilege vulnerability was reported in a BIOS customization feature of Lenovo Vantage on SMB notebook devices which could allow a local attacker to elevate privileges on the system. This vulnerability only affects Vantage installed on these devices: * Lenovo V Series (Gen 5) * ThinkBook 14 (Gen 6, 7) * ThinkBook 16 (Gen 6, 7) * ThinkPad E Series (Gen 1)

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 12, 2025, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 12, 2025, 9:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Lenovo vantage
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Lenovo Vantage to the latest version to fix privilege elevation.
  • Update Lenovo Vantage to the latest version.
  • Ensure affected device models are updated.
  • Restrict local access to sensitive systems.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-183176
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An improper privilege vulnerability was reported in a BIOS customization feature of Lenovo Vantage on SMB notebook devices which could allow a local attacker to elevate privileges on the system. This vulnerability only affects Vantage installed on these devices: * Lenovo V Series (Gen 5) * ThinkBook 14 (Gen 6, 7) * ThinkBook 16 (Gen 6, 7) * ThinkPad E Series (Gen 1)
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-250
    Added Reference https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-183176
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Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Attack Requirements
Privileges Required
User Interaction
VS Confidentiality
VS Integrity
VS Availability
SS Confidentiality
SS Integrity
SS Availability
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact