VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-9069

CVSS score5.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.53%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-10-02
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Description

In some Lenovo IdeaPad consumer notebook models, a race condition in the BIOS flash device locking mechanism is not adequately protected against, potentially allowing an attacker with administrator access to alter the contents of BIOS.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Primary references