CVE-2022-48181

An ErrorMessage driver stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in BIOS of some ThinkPad models...

6.7 Medium

An ErrorMessage driver stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in BIOS of some ThinkPad models could allow an attacker with local access to elevate their privileges and execute arbitrary code.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.19%Up 0.1 points since Jun 6, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.7

An ErrorMessage driver stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in BIOS of some ThinkPad models could allow an attacker with local access to elevate their privileges and execute arbitrary code.

Record: CVE-2022-48181
CVSS 3.1: 6.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-50892 6.7

An ErrorMessage driver stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in BIOS of some ThinkPad models could allow an attacker with local access to elevate their privileges and execute arbitrary code.

Record: EUVD-2022-50892
CVSS 3.1: 6.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-grw6-c348-h4cc 6.7

An ErrorMessage driver stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in BIOS of some ThinkPad models...

An ErrorMessage driver stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in BIOS of some ThinkPad models could allow an attacker with local access to elevate their privileges and execute arbitrary code.

Record: GHSA-grw6-c348-h4cc
CVSS 3.1: 6.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.7

An ErrorMessage driver stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in BIOS of some ThinkPad models could allow an attacker with local access to elevate their privileges and execute arbitrary code.

Record: CVE-2022-48181
CVSS 3.1: 6.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-48181 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Lenovo Ideacentre 3-07ada05 Firmware, published June 5, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 8th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

What an attacker can affect

Exploit likelihood

What each source reports

Affected products

History

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