CVE detail
CVE-2016-5247
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.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.
Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
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Evidence
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Security researchers warn that some PC and server manufacturers are using insecure cryptographic keys as the root of trust for Secure Boot, an important security feature in modern computers that prevents malware from injecting itself early into the boot process. One of those keys has been leaked accidentally, potentially breaking Secure Boot guarantees for hundreds […]
newswww.csoonline.comJul 26, 2024, 10:49 PM
Exploit code
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