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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-6171

A vulnerability was reported in various BIOS versions of older ThinkPad systems that could allow a user with administrative privileges or physical access the ability to update the Embedded Controller with unsigned firmware.

MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 0.34%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A vulnerability was reported in various BIOS versions of older ThinkPad systems that could allow a user with administrative privileges or physical access the ability to update the Embedded Controller with unsigned firmware.

CVSS 3.1
6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.34% probability · 28th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
lenovo/20f1 firmware · lenovo/20f2 firmware · lenovo/20jq firmware · lenovo/20jr firmware · lenovo/20g9 firmware · lenovo/20gb firmware · lenovo/20g8 firmware · lenovo/20ga firmware · lenovo/20ht firmware · lenovo/20hv firmware · lenovo/20hs firmware · lenovo/20hu firmware · lenovo/20lr firmware · lenovo/20lq firmware · lenovo/20ln firmware · lenovo/20lm firmware · lenovo/20j1 firmware · lenovo/20j2 firmware · lenovo/20kc firmware · lenovo/20kd firmware · +40 more
Source
psirt@lenovo.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.