Privilege escalation in Lenovo Vantage

1) Improper privilege management

EUVDB-ID: #VU109264

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12673

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in a BIOS customization feature of Lenovo Vantage on SMB notebook devices. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Note, this vulnerability only affects Vantage installed on these devices:

• Lenovo V Series (Gen 5)
• ThinkBook 14 (Gen 6, 7)
• ThinkBook 16 (Gen 6, 7)
• ThinkPad E Series (Gen 1)

Vulnerable software versions

Lenovo V Series Gen 5: All versions

ThinkBook 14 Gen 6: All versions

ThinkBook 14 Gen 7: All versions

ThinkBook 16 Gen 6: All versions

ThinkBook 16 Gen 7: All versions

ThinkPad E Series Gen 1: All versions

Vantage: before 10.2501.15.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:lenovo_v_series_gen_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkbook_14_gen_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkbook_14_gen_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkbook_16_gen_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkbook_16_gen_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkpad_e_series_gen_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:vantage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-183176

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.