#VU109264 Improper privilege management in Lenovo products - CVE-2024-12673

Vulnerability identifier: #VU109264

Vulnerability 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

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Lenovo V Series Gen 5
Hardware solutions / Firmware
ThinkBook 14 Gen 6
Hardware solutions / Firmware
ThinkBook 14 Gen 7
Hardware solutions / Firmware
ThinkBook 16 Gen 6
Hardware solutions / Firmware
ThinkBook 16 Gen 7
Hardware solutions / Firmware
ThinkPad E Series Gen 1
Hardware solutions / Firmware
Vantage
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Vendor: Lenovo

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

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

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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.