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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-8320 · published 9 June 2020

CVE-2020-8320: Lenovo thinkpad 11e yoga gen 6 firmware improper privilege management vulnerability

Lenovo · Thinkpad 11e Yoga Gen 6 Firmware

An internal shell was included in BIOS image in some ThinkPad models that could allow escalation of privilege.

6.8 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.28% · top 80.4% CWE-489 · CWE-489CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
6.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.6
0.28%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
100Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An internal shell was included in BIOS image in some ThinkPad models that could allow escalation of privilege.

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

100 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-30042 Vendor Advisory
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-30042 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-8320), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-17). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.