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CVE-2020-8320

INDEX BUILT · 2026-10-18

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

CVE-2020-83204 of 4 sources documented this
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rank 32 = 0 + 17 + 0 + 15 + 0

rank@v1 · scheduled

Someone is already using it

CISA KEV catalog · public proof-of-concept · FIRST EPSS

EPSS 0.00284  ·  without this subject the record ranks 32

What it costs you if it fires

NVD CVSS base score, then the CNA's own

CVSS 6.8, from NVD  ·  without this subject the record ranks 15

It is getting worse, not staying still

FIRST EPSS series, rescorings and bad loads removed

no persisting rise in 365 days  ·  without this subject the record ranks 32

How much of the world it touches

NVD CPE configurations

100 products in the CPE ranges  ·  without this subject the record ranks 17

Someone else already set the date

CISA KEV remediation due date

no CISA due date  ·  without this subject the record ranks 32

Hindsight · the state

0.00284EPSSNOT IN KEVas of 2026-10-18
Severity6.4 MEDIUMreceipt
Harmtotal lossreceipt
Exploitationnone in held sources
Defenseunaffected versions publishedreceipt
Movementfallenreceipt
PLATEAU10Minimal movement since 2021-04-14, 1970 days at 0.00, as of 2026-09-05. arc-rules@v1

Foresight · where to check next

No weakness class or product neighbourhood is held for this record, so this index cannot name anywhere to check next. That is an absence in the record, not a finding about the software.

Color is a claim, not decoration:the hostile worldthe defenseno signal

Sources disagree here.

Severity score
Lenovo6.4 MEDIUMreceipt
NVD6.8 MEDIUMreceipt

Both shown, dated. We don't pick winners. disagreement-rules@v1

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Reachneeds physical access · no privileges required · no user interaction · high attack complexityreceipt
ImpactComplete confidentiality, integrity and availability lossreceipt
Scored fromCVSS v3.1 · the CNA's vectorreceipt
Weakness classCWE-489 Active Debug Codereceipt
Published consequencesCWE-489: Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, Access Control, Other: Bypass Protection Mechanism, Read Application Data, Gain Privileges or Assume Identity, Varies by Contextcwe-consequences@4.20

CISA KEV & Federal Remediation Deadline from the record and CISA

The fix, and how long it's been waiting.

First unaffected version, by branchthinkpad 2020-07-10; thinkpad yoga 2020-07-07; thinkpad yoga 2020-07-10; thinkpad 11e firmware 2020-07-10; thinkpad 11e yoga gen 2020-07-10; thinkpad a275 firmware 2020-07-10receipt
Patch available sinceNo dated patch-availability record in held sources. The index holds reference URLs without dates and only the current revision of the CVE record, so the day a fix first existed cannot be derived. Only the versions it landed in.
BOD 26-04 deadlineIf the system is reachable from the internet: 14 days. If not: fix at the next system upgrade.derived
Show full BOD 26-04 deadline

CISA has not scored it, so the directive's own defaults apply: automatable no, technical impact total. Calendar days from the KEV listing or from when you find it on a system, whichever is first. Federal agencies are bound from 7 Dec 2026, and contracts often carry it to suppliers. The directive and its table

Exploit Status & Known PoCs a ladder, not a score

Current rung: Nothing observed in held sources.

  • RUNG 1Nothing observed in held sources
  • RUNG 2Proof-of-concept published
  • RUNG 3Exploited in the wild · CISA KEV listed
  • RUNG 4Ransomware campaign use known

Authority who says so

CVSS, the CNA6.4 MEDIUMreceipt
CVSS, NVD6.8 MEDIUMreceipt
Exploit probability0.00284 · top 80% of all CVEsreceipt
Blast breadth98 products across 1 vendorderived
Assigned bylenovoreceipt
Recorded changes9 · last 18 Oct 2026derived

Affected & Fixed Versions as published

Affected productLenovo BIOSreceipt
Published rangeslenovo thinkpad 11e yoga gen 6 firmware < 2020-07-10; lenovo thinkpad 11e firmware < 2020-07-10; lenovo thinkpad yoga 11e 3rd gen firmware < 2020-07-10; lenovo thinkpad yoga 11e 4th gen firmware < 2020-07-10receipt
Show all 100 published ranges
lenovo thinkpad 11e yoga gen 6 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad 11e firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad yoga 11e 3rd gen firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad yoga 11e 4th gen firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad yoga 11e 5th gen firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad 13 2nd gen firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad 13 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad a275 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad a285 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad a475 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad a485 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad e14 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad e15 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad r14 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad s3 gen 2 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad e455 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad e555 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad e460 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad e560 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad e465 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad e565 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad e470 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad e570 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad e475 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad e575 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad e480 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad e580 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad e485 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad e585 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad e490s firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad s3 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad e490 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad e590 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad r490 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad r590 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad l13 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad l1415 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad l380 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad s3 3rd gen firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad l380 yoga firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad s2 yoga 3rd gen firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad l390 yoga firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad s2 yoga 4th gen firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad l460 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad l470 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad l480 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad l580 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad l490 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad l590 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad l560 firmware < 2020-07-03
lenovo thinkpad l570 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad p1 firmware < n2eet46w
lenovo thinkpad p43s firmware < n2iet87w
lenovo thinkpad p50 firmware < 2020-07-17
lenovo thinkpad p50s firmware < 2020-07-24
lenovo thinkpad p51 firmware < 2020-07-03
lenovo thinkpad p51s firmware < 2020-07-03
lenovo thinkpad p52 firmware < n2cet51w
lenovo thinkpad p52s firmware < 2020-07-03
lenovo thinkpad p53 firmware < n2net37w
lenovo thinkpad p53s firmware < n2iet87w
lenovo thinkpad p70 firmware < 2020-07-17
lenovo thinkpad p71 firmware <= 2020-07-17
lenovo thinkpad p72 firmware < n2cet51w
lenovo thinkpad p73 firmware < n2net37w
lenovo thinkpad s5 2nd gen firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad s5 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad e560p firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad t25 firmware < n1qet87w
lenovo thinkpad t460 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad t460p firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad t460s firmware < 2020-06-19
lenovo thinkpad t470 firmware < n1qet87w
lenovo thinkpad t470p firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad t470s firmware < n1wet58w
lenovo thinkpad t480 firmware < n24et56w
lenovo thinkpad t480s firmware < n22et62w
lenovo thinkpad t490 firmware < n2iet87w
lenovo thinkpad t490s firmware < n2jet87w
lenovo thinkpad t560 firmware < 2020-07-24
lenovo thinkpad t570 firmware < 2020-07-03
lenovo thinkpad t580 firmware < 2020-07-03
lenovo thinkpad t590 firmware < n2iet87w
lenovo thinkpad x1 carbon firmware < n1met60w
lenovo thinkpad x1 yoga firmware < 2020-07-17
lenovo thinkpad x1 extreme firmware < n2oet43w
lenovo thinkpad x1 tablet firmware < 2020-07-24
lenovo thinkpad x260 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad x270 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad x280 firmware < n20et52w
lenovo thinkpad x380 yoga firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad x390 firmware < 2020-07-07
lenovo thinkpad x390 yoga firmware < 2020-06-24
lenovo thinkpad x395 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad yoga 260 firmware < 2020-07-07
lenovo thinkpad s1 firmware < 2020-07-07
lenovo thinkpad yoga 370 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad s1 3rd firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad t495 firmware < 2020-07-10
lenovo thinkpad t495s firmware < 2020-07-10

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Unaudited dollar value2 of 3 inputs carry a receipt
Exposure$14,200over the next 30 days, if this record is yours
Movementno material movementthe record holds only daily drift and scoring model releases
Basisassumeda published average, not your estate

$14,200 = $4.99M incident cost x 1 exposure x 0.00284 likelihood

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$4.99M is the cost of a breach that happened, from IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2026, global average. It is not the value of any asset of yours. That average already covers breaches of every severity, so scaling it by exposure understates a partial-impact record. That is an assumption, not a measurement. Your own asset value goes in the decision record.

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Attack path

Physical accessno credentials, no interactionLenovo BIOSCWE-489 weaknessFull compromise (C/I/A)C:H / I:H / A:Hexploits CWE-489data compromise

What it is stated by the CNA

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

NVD's analysis a second authority

severity
6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
weakness
CWE-489; CWE-269
affected versions
lenovo thinkpad 11e yoga gen 6 firmware < 2020-07-10; lenovo thinkpad 11e firmware < 2020-07-10; lenovo thinkpad yoga 11e 3rd gen firmware < 2020-07-10; and 97 more, listed in full below
also scored by
psirt@lenovo.com 6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

The CNA scored it 6.4 and NVD 6.8. Both are shown because both were published; we do not pick one.

check it yourself support.lenovo.com receipt

Movement the material steps

14 Apr 20210.00416
7 Mar 20237e-4 · scoring model v2023.03.01
17 Mar 20250.00047 · scoring model v2025.03.14
15 Jun 20260.00272 · scoring model v2026.06.15
5 Sep 20260.00284
Show all 9 observations
14 Apr 20210.00416
6 Jan 20220.0184
4 Feb 20220.01404
1 Apr 20220.00885
7 Mar 20237e-4
8 Mar 20230.00070
17 Mar 20250.00047
15 Jun 20260.00272
5 Sep 20260.00284

9 observations held. A highlighted step crossed a promotion threshold. A step marked with a scoring model moved because the instrument was replaced, not because the vulnerability changed. receipt

The full biography

EPSS 0.00284Published2020-06-09Index as of2026-09-05

The record had been public for 6 years, 2 months when this index was last written.

Published 2020-06-09 receipt · Index as of 2026-09-05 derived

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