What is CVE-2023-25493?

CVE-2023-25493 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Bios, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-04-05.

How severe is CVE-2023-25493?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Lenovo Bios

CVE-2023-25493

A potential vulnerability was reported in the BIOS update tool driver for some Desktop, Smart Edge, Smart Office, and ThinkStation products that could allow a local user with elevated privileges to execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.002 (7.9th 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

Lenovo Bios — versions various

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

psirt@lenovo.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-25493?: CVE-2023-25493 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Bios, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-04-05.
How severe is CVE-2023-25493?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.