CVE-2023-4030

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 17, 2023 at 04:48 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:36 AM UTC
9 products affected across 1 vendorThinkPad P14S Gen 2 FirmwareThinkPad T14 Gen 2 FirmwareThinkPad P15S Gen 2 Firmware

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability was reported in BIOS for ThinkPad P14s Gen 2, P15s Gen 2, T14 Gen 2, and T15 Gen 2 that could cause the system to recover to insecure settings if the BIOS becomes corrupt.

Affected

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

All versions
lenovo-thinkpad-p14s-gen-2 (same device)
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lenovo-thinkpad-p15s-gen-2 (same device)
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lenovo-thinkpad-t14-gen-2 (same device)
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lenovo-thinkpad-t15-gen-2 (same device)
All versions
All versions
All versions
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-636

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