Medium severity · published Mar 11, 2026
CVE-2026-0940
A potential improper initialization vulnerability was reported in the BIOS of some ThinkPads that could allow a local privileged user to modify data and execute arbitrary code
6.7
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A potential improper initialization vulnerability was reported in the BIOS of some ThinkPads that could allow a local privileged user to modify data and execute arbitrary code.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TP
ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 BIOS · Lenovo
through 1.17 · source: vendor
TP
ThinkPad P15v Gen 3 BIOS · Lenovo
through 1.28 · source: vendor
TP
ThinkPad P16v Gen 1 BIOS · Lenovo
through 1.62 · source: vendor
TT
ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 BIOS · Lenovo
through 1.17 · source: vendor
TZ
ThinkPad Z13 Gen 1 BIOS · Lenovo
through 1.76 · source: vendor
TZ
ThinkPad Z13 Gen 2 BIOS · Lenovo
through 1.37 · source: vendor
TZ
ThinkPad Z16 Gen 1 BIOS · Lenovo
through 1.76 · source: vendor
TZ
ThinkPad Z16 Gen 2 BIOS · Lenovo
through 1.37 · source: vendor