CVE-2021-3786

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 12, 2021 at 10:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:05 AM UTC
267 products affected across 1 vendorThinkPad L390 YogaThinkPad X390 Yoga FirmwareThinkPad E490 Firmware

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

A potential vulnerability in the SMI callback function used in CSME configuration of some Lenovo Notebook and ThinkPad systems could be used to leak out data out of the SMRAM range.

Affected

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

v ≤ 12.0.81.1753
lenovo-ideapad-s940-14iwl (same device)
v ≤ 12.0.81.1753
lenovo-ideapad-yoga-s940-14iwl (same device)
v < 2021-10-25
Affected range stops below 2021-10-25, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-thinkpad-10 (same device)
v < 2021-10-31
Affected range stops below 2021-10-31, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-thinkpad-11e-3rd-gen (same device)
v < 2021-10-31
Affected range stops below 2021-10-31, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-thinkpad-11e-4th-gen (same device)
v < 2021-10-31
Affected range stops below 2021-10-31, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-thinkpad-11e-yoga-gen-6 (same device)
v < 2021-10-31
Affected range stops below 2021-10-31, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-thinkpad-13-gen-2 (same device)
v < n1qet92w
Affected range stops below n1qet92w, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-thinkpad-25 (same device)
v < 2021-10-15
Affected range stops below 2021-10-15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-thinkpad-e14-gen-2 (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
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20NVD-CWE-noinfo

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