CVE-2016-8224

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-8224
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerlenovo
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-11-29 20:59:02 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability has been identified in some Lenovo Notebook and ThinkServer systems where an attacker with administrative privileges on a system could install a program that circumvents Intel Management Engine (ME) protections. This could result in a denial of service or privilege escalation attack on the system.

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: 0.000420000 probability, percentile 0.126730000 (date 2026-05-10)

Problem Types: CWE-310 | Intel Management Engine protection not set on some Lenovo Notebook and ThinkServer systems

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary4.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Lenovo Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook 110 14ibr - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook 110 14ibr Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook 110 15ibr - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook 110 15ibr Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook B70 80 - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook B70 80 Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook E31 80 - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook E31 80 Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook E40 80 - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook E40 80 Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook E41 80 - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook E41 80 Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook E51 80 - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook E51 80 Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook G40 80 - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook G40 80 Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook G50 80 - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook G50 80 Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook G50 80 Touch - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook G50 80 Touch Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook Ideapad 300 14ibr - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook Ideapad 300 14ibr Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook Ideapad 300 14isk - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook Ideapad 300 14isk Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook Ideapad 300 15ibr - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook Ideapad 300 15ibr Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook Ideapad 300 15isk - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook Ideapad 300 15isk Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook Ideapad 300 17isk - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook Ideapad 300 17isk Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook Ideapad 510s 12isk - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook Ideapad 510s 12isk Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook K21 80 - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook K21 80 Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook K41 80 - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook K41 80 Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook Miix 710 12ikb - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook Miix 710 12ikb Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook Xiaoxin Air 12 - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook Xiaoxin Air 12 Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook Yoga 510 14isk - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook Yoga 510 14isk Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook Yoga 510 15isk - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook Yoga 510 15isk Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook Yoga 710 11ikb - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook Yoga 710 11ikb Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook Yoga 710 11isk - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook Yoga 710 11isk Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook Yoga 900s 12isk - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook Yoga 900s 12isk Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Notebook Yoga 900 13isk - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Notebook Yoga 900 13isk Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkserver Ts150 - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Thinkserver Ts150 Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkserver Ts450 - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Thinkserver Ts450 Bios - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Lenovo Group Ltd. Lenovo Notebook Models 110-14IBR/110-15IBR B70-80 E31-80 E40-80 E41-80 E51-80 G40-80 G50-80 G50-80 Touch Ideapad 300-14IBR/300-15IBR Ideapad 300-14ISK/300-15ISK/300-17ISK Ideapad 510S-12ISK K21-80 K41-80 MIIX 710-12IKB XiaoXin Air 12 YOGA 510-14ISK/510-15ISK YOGA 710-11IKB Yoga 710-11ISK Yoga 900-13ISK YOGA 900S-12ISK ThinkServer Models ThinkServer TS150 ThinkServer TS450 affected various Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Multiple Lenovo Products CVE-2016-8224 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Intel Management Engine protection not set on some Lenovo Notebook and ThinkServer systems - Lenovo Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.lenovo.com Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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