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Medium 6.7Published Mar 11, 2026

CVE-2026-0940A potential improper initialization vulnerability was reported in the BIOS of some ThinkPads that could allow a local privileged user to modify data and execute arbitrary code.

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It affects Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 BIOS and 7 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

A potential improper initialization vulnerability was reported in the BIOS of some ThinkPads that could allow a local privileged user to modify data and execute arbitrary code.

CVSS
6.7 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-665
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
lenovo
NVD analysis
Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated
Mar 12, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 BIOS
lenovo:thinkpad_t14_gen_5_bios (from the name)
through 1.17
CNA record
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 BIOS
lenovo:thinkpad_p14s_gen_5_bios (from the name)
through 1.17
CNA record
Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 Gen 2 BIOS
lenovo:thinkpad_z13_gen_2_bios (from the name)
through 1.37
CNA record
Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 Gen 2 BIOS
lenovo:thinkpad_z16_gen_2_bios (from the name)
through 1.37
CNA record
Lenovo ThinkPad P16v Gen 1 BIOS
lenovo:thinkpad_p16v_gen_1_bios (from the name)
through 1.62
CNA record
Lenovo ThinkPad P15v Gen 3 BIOS
lenovo:thinkpad_p15v_gen_3_bios (from the name)
through 1.28
CNA record
Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 Gen 1 BIOS
lenovo:thinkpad_z13_gen_1_bios (from the name)
through 1.76
CNA record
Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 Gen 1 BIOS
lenovo:thinkpad_z16_gen_1_bios (from the name)
through 1.76
CNA record

References

References

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