What is CVE-2024-23593?

CVE-2024-23593 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Windows 7 And 8 Pc Preloads, classified under Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-04-15.

How severe is CVE-2024-23593?

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

Vulnerability in Lenovo Windows 7 And 8 Pc Preloads

CVE-2024-23593

A 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 modify the boot manager and escalate privileges.

EPSS: 0.003 (25.6th 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 Windows 7 And 8 Pc Preloads — versions various

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1284 — Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input

References

psirt@lenovo.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-23593?: CVE-2024-23593 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Windows 7 And 8 Pc Preloads, classified under Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-04-15.
How severe is CVE-2024-23593?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.