VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-8224

CVSS score4.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.30%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-11-29
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in some Lenovo Notebook and ThinkServer systems where an attacker with administrative privileges on a system could install a program that circumvents Intel Management Engine (ME) protections. This could result in a denial of service or privilege escalation attack on the system.

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