PT-2024-2999 · Microsoft · Windows 8+2

Published 2024-04-09 · Updated 2024-04-15 · CVE-2024-23593

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.7

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Lenovo preloaded Windows 7 and 8 operating systems from 2012 to 2014

Description A vulnerability was reported in a system recovery bootloader that could allow a privileged attacker with local access to modify the boot manager and escalate privileges. The vulnerability is related to errors in processing input data, which could allow an attacker to bypass existing security restrictions and increase their privileges.

Recommendations For Lenovo preloaded Windows 7 and 8 operating systems from 2012 to 2014, consider restricting local access to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, limit the use of the system recovery bootloader to reduce the potential for privilege escalation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Stack Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1284

CWE-121

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-03179

CVE-2024-23593

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 7

Windows 8

References · 11

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-23593 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23593 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-23593 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-03179 · Security Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2024041075 · Note
• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-132277 · Note
• https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.260815 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/76836 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1779937541824676254 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1779977297841267141 · Twitter Post
• https://support.lenovo.com/ru/ru/product_security/LEN-132277 · Note