CVE-2018-9062
BIOS Modules Unprotected by Intel Boot Guard Vulnerable to Physical Attack
MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 19, 2018 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:06 AM UTC
98 products affected across 1 vendorThinkPad T580 FirmwareThinkPad X280 FirmwareThinkPad X380 Yoga Firmware
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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
In some Lenovo ThinkPad products, one BIOS region is not properly included in the checks, allowing injection of arbitrary code.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2wcn40ww
Affected range stops below 2wcn40ww, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-e42-80 (same device)
v < 0zcn48ww
Affected range stops below 0zcn48ww, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-e42-80-isk (same device)
v < 2wcn40ww
Affected range stops below 2wcn40ww, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-e52-80 (same device)
v < 0zcn48ww
Affected range stops below 0zcn48ww, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-e52-80-isk (same device)
v < 3scn68ww
Affected range stops below 3scn68ww, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-miix-720-12ikb (same device)
v < r0pet47w
Affected range stops below r0pet47w, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-thinkpad-e480 (same device)
v < r0pet47w
Affected range stops below r0pet47w, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-thinkpad-e580 (same device)
v < r0ret28w
Affected range stops below r0ret28w, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-thinkpad-l380 (same device)
v < r0qet47w
Affected range stops below r0qet47w, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-thinkpad-l480 (same device)
v < r0qet47w
Affected range stops below r0qet47w, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-thinkpad-l580 (same device)
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105387x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-20527CVSS
- Attack Vector
- PHYSICAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-74
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