CVE-2022-48181
An ErrorMessage driver stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in BIOS of some ThinkPad models could allow an attacker with local access to elevate their privileges and execute arbitrary code.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.19%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An ErrorMessage driver stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in BIOS of some ThinkPad models could allow an attacker with local access to elevate their privileges and execute arbitrary code.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.19% probability · 9th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- lenovo/ideacentre c5-14imb05 firmware · lenovo/ideacentre 3 07ach7 firmware · lenovo/ideacentre 3 07iab7 firmware · lenovo/ideacentre 3-07ada05 firmware · lenovo/ideacentre 3-07imb05 firmware · lenovo/ideacentre 5 14iab7 firmware · lenovo/ideacentre 5-14acn6 firmware · lenovo/ideacentre 5-14are05 firmware · lenovo/ideacentre 5-14imb05 firmware · lenovo/ideacentre 5-14iob6 firmware · lenovo/ideacentre aio 3 21itl7 firmware · lenovo/ideacentre aio 3 22iap7 firmware · lenovo/ideacentre aio 3 24iap7 firmware · lenovo/ideacentre aio 3 27iap7 firmware · lenovo/ideacentre aio 3-22imb05 firmware · lenovo/ideacentre aio 3-22itl6 firmware · lenovo/ideacentre aio 3-24alc6 firmware · lenovo/ideacentre aio 3-24imb05 firmware · lenovo/ideacentre aio 3-24itl6 firmware · lenovo/ideacentre aio 3-27alc6 firmware · +40 more
- Source
- psirt@lenovo.com
EPSS 0.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-124495Vendor Advisory
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-124495Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.