CVE-2024-12673
An improper privilege vulnerability was reported in a BIOS customization feature of Lenovo...
CVE-2024-12673 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Lenovo Vantage, published February 12, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 7th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 8.5 HighCVSS 4.0, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.18%EPSS, 7th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
An improper privilege vulnerability was reported in a BIOS customization feature of Lenovo Vantage on SMB notebook devices which could allow a local attacker to elevate privileges on the system.
This vulnerability only affects Vantage installed on these devices:
- Lenovo V Series (Gen 5)
- ThinkBook 14 (Gen 6, 7)
- ThinkBook 16 (Gen 6, 7)
- ThinkPad E Series (Gen 1)
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An improper privilege vulnerability was reported in a BIOS customization feature of Lenovo Vantage on SMB notebook devices which could allow a local attacker to elevate privileges on the system.
This vulnerability only affects Vantage installed on these devices:
- Lenovo V Series (Gen 5)
- ThinkBook 14 (Gen 6, 7)
- ThinkBook 16 (Gen 6, 7)
- ThinkPad E Series (Gen 1)
- Record
CVE-2024-12673- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-250
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-51047
An improper privilege vulnerability was reported in a BIOS customization feature of Lenovo Vantage on SMB notebook devices which could allow a local attacker to elevate privileges on the system.
This vulnerability only affects Vantage installed on these devices:
- Lenovo V Series (Gen 5)
- ThinkBook 14 (Gen 6, 7)
- ThinkBook 16 (Gen 6, 7)
- ThinkPad E Series (Gen 1)
- Record
EUVD-2024-51047- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3hxq-f9p6-ww56
An improper privilege vulnerability was reported in a BIOS customization feature of Lenovo...
An improper privilege vulnerability was reported in a BIOS customization feature of Lenovo Vantage on SMB notebook devices which could allow a local attacker to elevate privileges on the system.
This vulnerability only affects Vantage installed on these devices:
- Lenovo V Series (Gen 5)
- ThinkBook 14 (Gen 6, 7)
- ThinkBook 16 (Gen 6, 7)
- ThinkPad E Series (Gen 1)
- Record
GHSA-3hxq-f9p6-ww56- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-250
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An improper privilege vulnerability was reported in a BIOS customization feature of Lenovo Vantage on SMB notebook devices which could allow a local attacker to elevate privileges on the system.
This vulnerability only affects Vantage installed on these devices:
- Lenovo V Series (Gen 5)
- ThinkBook 14 (Gen 6, 7)
- ThinkBook 16 (Gen 6, 7)
- ThinkPad E Series (Gen 1)
- Record
CVE-2024-12673- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-250
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.