Input validation error in ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 1 20RK and ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 1 20RL - CVE-2022-4573

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Input validation error in ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 1 20RK and ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 1 20RL - CVE-2022-4573

Published: March 15, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU73732
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-4573
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Lenovo
Affected software:
ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 1 20RK
ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 1 20RL

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the SMI handler. A local user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-4573

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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