CVE-2023-2993 (GCVE-0-2023-2993)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-26 19:44 – Updated: 2024-11-06 21:47
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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Severity
5.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-11-06 21:46 UTC
CWE
- CWE-281 - Improper Preservation of Permissions
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo | System Management Module (SMM) |
Affected:
various
|
guessed | |
| Lenovo | Fan Power Controller (FPC) |
Affected:
various
|
guessed |
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