CVE-2024-23593 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2024-23593

A vulnerability was reported in a system recovery bootloader that was...

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability was reported in a system recovery bootloader that was part of the Lenovo preloaded Windows 7 and 8 operating systems from 2012 to 2014 that could allow a privileged attacker with local access to modify the boot manager and escalate privileges.

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 thanks Zammis Clark for reporting this issue.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Windows 7 and 8 PC Preloads
Vulnerable Versions:
various

Timeline

Official Publish: April 15th, 2024
Last Modified: August 1st, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-1284

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.