Vulnerability · Published Apr 15, 2024 · Assigned by lenovo
CVE-2024-23593
Medium 6.7
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Windows 7 and 8 PC Preloads from Lenovo. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Lenovo | Windows 7 and 8 PC Preloads | various |
Weakness: CWE-1284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H