What is CVE-2016-8222?

CVE-2016-8222 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Thinkpad_10_ella_2, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2016-11-30.

How severe is CVE-2016-8222?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Lenovo Thinkpad_10_ella_2

CVE-2016-8222

A vulnerability has been identified in a signed kernel driver for the BIOS of some ThinkPad systems that can allow an attacker with Windows administrator-level privileges to call System Management Mode (SMM) services. This could lead to a…

EPSS: 0.003 (21.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Lenovo Thinkpad_10_ella_2
Lenovo Thinkpad_10_ella_2_bios
Lenovo Thinkpad_11e_beema
Lenovo Thinkpad_11e_beema_bios
Lenovo Thinkpad_11e_braswell
Lenovo Thinkpad_11e_braswell_bios
Lenovo Thinkpad_11e_broadwell
Lenovo Thinkpad_11e_broadwell_bios
Lenovo Thinkpad_11e_skylake
Lenovo Thinkpad_11e_skylake_bios

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

psirt@lenovo.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@lenovo.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8222?: CVE-2016-8222 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Thinkpad_10_ella_2, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2016-11-30.
How severe is CVE-2016-8222?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.