Buffer overflow in Lenovo Bios

CVE-2022-40137

A buffer overflow in the WMI SMI Handler in some Lenovo models may allow an attacker with local access and elevated privileges to execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (13.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40137?
CVE-2022-40137 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Bios, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-01-30.
How severe is CVE-2022-40137?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.