Out-of-bounds Read in Lenovo Bios

CVE-2022-40136

An information leak vulnerability in SMI Handler used to configure platform settings over WMI in some Lenovo models may allow an attacker with local access and elevated privileges to read SMM memory.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (9.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40136?
CVE-2022-40136 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Bios, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2023-01-30.
How severe is CVE-2022-40136?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.