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)

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 2.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-0940: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.