Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 1 privilege escalation | CVE-2022-4574

NAME
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 1 privilege escalation

Platforms Affected:
Lenovo X1 Fold Gen 1

Risk Level:
7.8

Exploitability:
Unproven

Consequences:
Gain Privileges

DESCRIPTION
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 1 could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an SMI handler input validation vulnerability in the BIOS of some ThinkPad models. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code.

CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
Low

User Interaction:
None

Scope:
Unchanged

Access Vector:
Local


 


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