CVE-2016-8222
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-8222 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | lenovo |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-11-30 15:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | A vulnerability has been identified in a signed kernel driver for the BIOS of some ThinkPad systems that can allow an attacker with Windows administrator-level privileges to call System Management Mode (SMM) services. This could lead to a denial of service attack or allow certain BIOS variables or settings to be altered (such as boot sequence). The setting or changing of BIOS passwords is not affected by this vulnerability. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 4.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.000370000 probability, percentile 0.110890000 (date 2026-05-10)
Problem Types: CWE-284 | Microsoft Device Guard protection bypass
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.7 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
HighUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad 10 Ella 2 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad 10 Ella 2 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad 11e Beema | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad 11e Beema Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad 11e Braswell | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad 11e Braswell Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad 11e Broadwell | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad 11e Broadwell Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad 11e Skylake | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad 11e Skylake Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad 13e | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad 13e Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad E450 | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad E450c | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad E450c Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad E450 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad E455 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad E455 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad E460 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad E460 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad E465 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad E465 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad E550 | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad E550c | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad E550c Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad E550 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad E555 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad E555 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad E560 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad E560 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad E565 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad E565 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad Edge E440 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad Edge E440 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad Edge E445 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad Edge E445 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad Edge E540 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad Edge E540 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad Edge E545 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad Edge E545 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad Helix 20cg | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad Helix 20cg Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad Helix 20ch | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad Helix 20ch Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad L440 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad L440 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad L450 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad L450 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad L460 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad L460 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad L540 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad L540 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad L560 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad L560 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad P50 | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad P50s | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad P50s Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad P50 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad P70 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad P70 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad S1 Yoga 12 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad S1 Yoga 12 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad S1 Yoga Non Vpro | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad S1 Yoga Non Vpro Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad S1 Yoga Vpro | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad S1 Yoga Vpro Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad S3 S440 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad S3 S440 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad S3 Yoga 14 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad S3 Yoga 14 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad S540 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad S540 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad S5 E560p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad S5 E560p Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad S5 Yoga 15 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad S5 Yoga 15 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad T440 | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad T440p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad T440p Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad T440s | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad T440s Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad T440u | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad T440u Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad T440 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad T450 | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad T450s | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad T450s Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad T450 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad T460 | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad T460p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad T460p Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad T460s | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad T460s Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad T460 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad T540 | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad T540p | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad T540p Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad T540 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad T550 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad T550 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad T560 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad T560 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad Tablet 10 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad Tablet 10 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad Tablet 8 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad Tablet 8 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad W540 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad W540 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad W541 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad W541 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad W550s | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad W550s Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad X140e Amd | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad X140e Amd Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad X1 Carbon | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad X1 Carbon 20ax | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad X1 Carbon 20ax Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad X1 Carbon 20bx | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad X1 Carbon 20bx Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad X1 Carbon Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad X1 Tablet | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad X1 Tablet Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad X1 Yoga | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad X1 Yoga Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad X240 | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad X240s | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad X240s Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad X240 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad X250 Broadwell | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad X250 Broadwell Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad X250 Sharkbay | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad X250 Sharkbay Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad X260 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad X260 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad Yoga 11e | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad Yoga 11e Beema | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad Yoga 11e Beema Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad Yoga 11e Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad Yoga 11e Braswell | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad Yoga 11e Braswell Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad Yoga 11e Broadwell | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad Yoga 11e Broadwell Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad Yoga 11e Skylake | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad Yoga 11e Skylake Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad Yoga 14 460 S3 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad Yoga 14 460 S3 Bios | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware | Lenovo | Thinkpad Yoga 260 S1 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Lenovo | Thinkpad Yoga 260 S1 Bios | - | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Lenovo Group Ltd. | ThinkPad Systems | affected various | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple Lenovo ThinkPad Products CVE-2016-8222 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Microsoft Device Guard protection bypass - Lenovo Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.lenovo.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.