CVE-2019-6171 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2019-6171

A vulnerability was reported in various BIOS versions of older...

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability was reported in various BIOS versions of older ThinkPad systems that could allow a user with administrative privileges or physical access the ability to update the Embedded Controller with unsigned firmware.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Lenovo would like to thank Alex Matrosov and Alexandre Gazet for reporting this issue.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

BIOS
Vulnerable Versions:
various

Timeline

Official Publish: August 19th, 2019
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.