CVE-2020-8320
MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 9, 2020 at 07:50 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:26 AM UTC
201 products affected across 1 vendorThinkPad X390 Yoga FirmwareThinkPad E490 FirmwareThinkPad T580 Firmware
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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
An internal shell was included in BIOS image in some ThinkPad models that could allow escalation of privilege.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2020-07-10
Affected range stops below 2020-07-10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-thinkpad-11e (same device)
v < 2020-07-10
Affected range stops below 2020-07-10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-thinkpad-11e-yoga-gen-6 (same device)
v < 2020-07-10
Affected range stops below 2020-07-10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-thinkpad-13-2nd-gen (same device)
v < 2020-07-10
Affected range stops below 2020-07-10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-thinkpad-13 (same device)
v < 2020-07-10
Affected range stops below 2020-07-10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-thinkpad-a275 (same device)
v < 2020-07-10
Affected range stops below 2020-07-10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-thinkpad-a285 (same device)
v < 2020-07-10
Affected range stops below 2020-07-10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-thinkpad-a475 (same device)
v < 2020-07-10
Affected range stops below 2020-07-10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-thinkpad-a485 (same device)
v < 2020-07-10
Affected range stops below 2020-07-10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 2020-07-10
Affected range stops below 2020-07-10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
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_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-30042CVSS
- Attack Vector
- PHYSICAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-489CWE-269
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