What is CVE-2026-0940?

CVE-2026-0940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Thinkpad P14s Gen 5 Bios, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2026-03-11.

How severe is CVE-2026-0940?

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

Vulnerability in Lenovo Thinkpad P14s Gen 5 Bios

CVE-2026-0940

A potential improper initialization vulnerability was reported in the BIOS of some ThinkPads that could allow a local privileged user to modify data and execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)

EPSS: 0.000 (5.9th 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 Thinkpad P14s Gen 5 Bios — versions 0
Lenovo Thinkpad P15v Gen 3 Bios — versions 0
Lenovo Thinkpad P16v Gen 1 Bios — versions 0
Lenovo Thinkpad T14 Gen 5 Bios — versions 0
Lenovo Thinkpad Z13 Gen 1 Bios — versions 0
Lenovo Thinkpad Z13 Gen 2 Bios — versions 0
Lenovo Thinkpad Z16 Gen 1 Bios — versions 0
Lenovo Thinkpad Z16 Gen 2 Bios — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-665 — Improper Initialization

References

support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-213040

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-0940?: CVE-2026-0940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Thinkpad P14s Gen 5 Bios, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2026-03-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-0940?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.