CVE-2021-3519

MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 12, 2021 at 10:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:05 AM UTC
119 products affected across 1 vendorIdeacentre G5-14imb05 FirmwareV50T 13IMB FirmwareIdeacentre Gaming 5-14iob6 Firmware· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

A vulnerability was reported in some Lenovo Desktop models that could allow unauthorized access to the boot menu, when the "BIOS Password At Boot Device List" BIOS setting is Yes.

Affected

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

v < m2vkt18a
Affected range stops below m2vkt18a, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-ideacentre-3-07imb05 (same device)
v ≤ m1tkt31a
microsoft-windows-10 (environment) · lenovo-ideacentre-310s-08igm (same device)
v < o4hkt33a
Affected range stops below o4hkt33a, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-ideacentre-5-14imb05 (same device)
v < m3gkt29a
Affected range stops below m3gkt29a, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-ideacentre-5-14iob6 (same device)
v ≤ o4dkt41a
microsoft-windows-10 (environment) · lenovo-ideacentre-510a-15arr (same device)
v < m22kt46a
Affected range stops below m22kt46a, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows-10 (environment) · lenovo-ideacentre-510s-07icb (same device)
v < m30kt23av < m30kt24a
Affected range stops below m30kt23a, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below m30kt24a, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows-10 (environment) · lenovo-ideacentre-510s-07ick (same device)
v < o4hkt33a
Affected range stops below o4hkt33a, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-ideacentre-c5-14mb05 (same device)
v < m3gkt29a
Affected range stops below m3gkt29a, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-ideacentre-creator-5-14iob6 (same device)
v < o4hkt33a
Affected range stops below o4hkt33a, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-ideacentre-g5-14imb05 (same device)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (1)

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287

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