CVE-2022-40137 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability within the WMI SMI Handler affecting certain Lenovo models. An attacker with local access and elevated privileges could exploit this to execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 6.7 (Medium), this vulnerability requires high privileges and local access, but successful exploitation could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are public exploit tools like Metasploit or Nuclei available, though it has received some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
o4hkt3aaCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:ideacentre_c5-14imb05_firmware:o4hkt3aa:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
m26kt24aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:ideacentre_e96z_firmware:m26kt24a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
m49kt1daCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:ideacentre_3_07iab7_firmware:m49kt1da:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
m2vkt1faCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:ideacentre_3-07imb05_firmware:m2vkt1fa:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
m42kt40aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:ideacentre_5_14iab7_firmware:m42kt40a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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