CVE-2020-8333

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 24, 2020 at 09:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:26 AM UTC
55 products affected across 1 vendorThinkstation P300 FirmwareThinkcentre M4500Q FirmwareThinkcentre E93 Firmware

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

A potential vulnerability in the SMI callback function used in the EEPROM driver in some Lenovo Desktops and ThinkStation models may allow arbitrary code execution

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < fckt98a
Affected range stops below fckt98a, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-63 (same device)
v < fckt98a
Affected range stops below fckt98a, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-h50-30g (same device)
v < fckt98a
Affected range stops below fckt98a, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-m4500 (same device)
v < fckt98a
Affected range stops below fckt98a, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-m4550 (same device)
v < fckt98a
Affected range stops below fckt98a, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-qitian-4500 (same device)
v < fckt98a
Affected range stops below fckt98a, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-qitian-b4550 (same device)
v < fckt98a
Affected range stops below fckt98a, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-qitian-m4550 (same device)
v < fckt98a
Affected range stops below fckt98a, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-thinkcentre-e73 (same device)
v < fckt98a
Affected range stops below fckt98a, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-thinkcentre-e73s (same device)
v < fbktdea
Affected range stops below fbktdea, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-thinkcentre-e93 (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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