FKIE_CVE-2026-0940

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-03-11 21:16 - Updated: 2026-06-17 10:11
Severity
6.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
A potential improper initialization vulnerability was reported in the BIOS of some ThinkPads that could allow a local privileged user to modify data and execute arbitrary code.
References
psirt@lenovo.comhttps://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-213040
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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