CVE-2016-8224

MEDIUM

Lenovo Notebook/ThinkServer - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in some Lenovo Notebook and ThinkServer systems where an attacker with administrative privileges on a system could install a program that circumvents Intel Management Engine (ME) protections. This could result in a denial of service or privilege escalation attack on the system.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94595
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN_9903

Scores

CVSS v3 4.4
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 12.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-310
Status published
Products (30)
lenovo/bios
lenovo/notebook_110_14ibr_bios
lenovo/notebook_110_15ibr_bios
lenovo/notebook_b70_80_bios
lenovo/notebook_e31_80_bios
lenovo/notebook_e40_80_bios
lenovo/notebook_e41_80_bios
lenovo/notebook_e51_80_bios
lenovo/notebook_g40_80_bios
lenovo/notebook_g50_80_bios
... and 20 more
Published Nov 29, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026