CVE-2016-8226 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the BIOS of Lenovo System X M5, M6, and X6 systems, allowing administrators to disrupt system operation by manipulating a UEFI data structure. With a CVSSv3 score of 4.9 (Medium), this vulnerability requires high privileges (PR:H) and can be triggered remotely (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), leading to high availability impact (A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:flex_system_x240_m5_bios:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:flex_system_x280_m6_bios:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:flex_system_x480_x6_bios:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:flex_system_x880_x6_bios:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:nextscale_nx360_m5_bios:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.