CVE-2018-9069
BIOS Write Protection Race Condition
MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: October 2, 2018 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:06 AM UTC
134 products affected across 2 vendorsE52-80 FirmwareE42-80 FirmwareV510-15IKB Firmware
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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
In some Lenovo IdeaPad consumer notebook models, a race condition in the BIOS flash device locking mechanism is not adequately protected against, potentially allowing an attacker with administrator access to alter the contents of BIOS.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.15
Affected range stops below 1.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
hp-310s-14isk (same device)
v < 6jcn24ww
Affected range stops below 6jcn24ww, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
hp-320-15ikbra (same device)
v < 6jcn24ww
Affected range stops below 6jcn24ww, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
hp-320-15ikbrn (same device)
v < 6jcn24ww
Affected range stops below 6jcn24ww, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
hp-320-15ikbrn-touch (same device)
v < 2.09
Affected range stops below 2.09, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 2.09
Affected range stops below 2.09, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 2.09
Affected range stops below 2.09, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
hp-320s-15ikb (same device)
v < 2wcn38ww
Affected range stops below 2wcn38ww, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
hp-320s-15isk (same device)
v < 1.15
Affected range stops below 1.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
hp-510s-14isk (same device)
v < 6jcn26ww
Affected range stops below 6jcn26ww, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
hp-520-15ikbrn (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 (1)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-20184CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362
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