Is CVE-2019-6172 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-6172 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-6172?

CVE-2019-6172 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-6172?

CVE-2019-6172 has an EPSS score of 0.33% (25th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-6172?

Upgrade thinkpad helix firmware to gfet65ww or later. Fixes are available for 10 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-6172

MEDIUM

6.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A potential vulnerability in the SMI callback function used in Legacy USB driver using passed parameter without sufficient checking in some Lenovo ThinkPad models may allow arbitrary code execution.

How to fix

Remediation Available

thinkpad helix firmwareNVD

Affected:< gfet65wwFixed in:gfet65wwCVE-2019-6172derived from NVD

thinkpad s531 firmwareNVD

Affected:< gket46wwFixed in:gket46wwCVE-2019-6172derived from NVD

thinkpad t440 firmwareNVD

Affected:< gjeta3wwFixed in:gjeta3wwCVE-2019-6172derived from NVD

thinkpad t440p firmwareNVD

Affected:< gleta0wwFixed in:gleta0wwCVE-2019-6172derived from NVD

thinkpad t440s firmwareNVD

Affected:< gjeta3wwFixed in:gjeta3wwCVE-2019-6172derived from NVD

thinkpad t540p firmwareNVD

Affected:< gmet89wwFixed in:gmet89wwCVE-2019-6172derived from NVD

thinkpad w540 firmwareNVD

Affected:< gnet92wwFixed in:gnet92wwCVE-2019-6172derived from NVD

thinkpad w541 firmwareNVD

Affected:< gnet92wwFixed in:gnet92wwCVE-2019-6172derived from NVD

thinkpad x240 firmwareNVD

Affected:< giet98wwFixed in:giet98wwCVE-2019-6172derived from NVD

thinkpad x240s firmwareNVD

Affected:< giet98wwFixed in:giet98wwCVE-2019-6172derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days

25thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 25% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.lenovo.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.