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Status published
Medium
CVE-2024-23594
A buffer overflow vulnerability was reported in a system recovery bootloader...
Vulnerability Description
A buffer overflow 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 execute arbitrary code.
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
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View all reports →Affected Software
Windows 7 and 8 PC Preloads
Vulnerable Versions:
various
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 15th, 2024
Last Modified:
September 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H