CVE-2022-3431

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: October 9, 2023 at 06:18 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:59 AM UTC

52 products affected across 1 vendorThinkbook Plus G2 Itg FirmwareThinkbook 13X Itg FirmwareS540-15iml Firmware

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

A potential vulnerability in a driver used during manufacturing process on some consumer Lenovo Notebook devices that was mistakenly not deactivated may allow an attacker with elevated privileges to modify secure boot setting by modifying an NVRAM variable.

Affected

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

D330-10igl Firmware · Lenovo

95%

v < g0cn11ww

Affected range stops below g0cn11ww, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

lenovo-d330-10igl (same device)

Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6 Firmware · Lenovo

95%

v < gscn34ww

Affected range stops below gscn34ww, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

lenovo-ideapad-5-pro-16ach6 (same device)

Ideapad 5 Pro 16ARH7 Firmware · Lenovo

95%

v < j4cn33ww

Affected range stops below j4cn33ww, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

lenovo-ideapad-5-pro-16arh7 (same device)

Ideapad 5 Pro 16IHU6 Firmware · Lenovo

95%

v < grcn22ww

Affected range stops below grcn22ww, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

lenovo-ideapad-5-pro-16ihu6 (same device)

Ideapad Creator 5-16ach6 Firmware · Lenovo

95%

v < gscn34ww

Affected range stops below gscn34ww, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

lenovo-ideapad-creator-5-16ach6 (same device)

Ideapad Duet 3 10IGL5 Firmware · Lenovo

95%

v < eqcn37ww

Affected range stops below eqcn37ww, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Ideapad Slim 7 Pro 16ACH6 Firmware · Lenovo

95%

v < hucn16ww

Affected range stops below hucn16ww, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

lenovo-ideapad-slim-7-pro-16ach6 (same device)

S540-15iml Firmware · Lenovo

95%

v < cncn22ww

Affected range stops below cncn22ww, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

lenovo-s540-15iml (same device)

Slim 7 16ARH7 Firmware · Lenovo

95%

v < klcn15ww

Affected range stops below klcn15ww, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

lenovo-slim-7-16arh7 (same device)

Thinkbook 13X Itg Firmware · Lenovo

95%

v < hlcn30ww

Affected range stops below hlcn30ww, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

lenovo-thinkbook-13x-itg (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-94952

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-94952

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]

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

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-276

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