CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-5247

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The BIOS for Lenovo ThinkCentre, ThinkServer, and ThinkStation devices may allow local users or physically proximate attackers to bypass the Secure Boot protection mechanism by leveraging an AMI test key.

Risk Assessment

Bypassing the Secure Boot mechanism could lead to the execution of malicious software or unauthorized operating systems, posing a serious threat to data security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the BIOS to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and implement additional security measures to protect against local attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The BIOS for Lenovo ThinkCentre E93, M6500t/s, M6600, M6600q, M6600t/s, M73p, M800, M83, M8500t/s, M8600t/s, M900, M93, and M93P devices; ThinkServer RQ940, RS140, TS140, TS240, TS440, and TS540 devices; and ThinkStation E32, P300, and P310 devices might allow local users or physically proximate attackers to bypass the Secure Boot protection mechanism by leveraging an AMI test key.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS