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CVE-2020-8321

INDEX BUILT · 2026-10-18

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A potential vulnerability in the SMI callback function used in the System Lock Preinstallation driver in some Lenovo Notebook and ThinkStation models…

CVE-2020-83214 of 4 sources documented this
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rank 40 = 15 + 17 + 0 + 8 + 0

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Someone is already using it

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

EPSS 0.00345  ·  without this subject the record ranks 25

What it costs you if it fires

NVD CVSS base score, then the CNA's own

CVSS 6.7, from NVD  ·  without this subject the record ranks 23

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 40

How much of the world it touches

NVD CPE configurations

11 products in the CPE ranges  ·  without this subject the record ranks 32

Someone else already set the date

CISA KEV remediation due date

no CISA due date  ·  without this subject the record ranks 40

Hindsight · the state

0.00345EPSSNOT IN KEVas of 2026-10-18
Severity6.4 MEDIUMreceipt
Harmtotal lossreceipt
Exploitationpublic proof-of-conceptreceipt
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.

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Severity score
Lenovo6.4 MEDIUMreceipt
NVD6.7 MEDIUMreceipt

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

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Reachneeds local access · high privileges required · no user interaction · high attack complexityreceipt
ImpactComplete confidentiality, integrity and availability lossreceipt
Scored fromCVSS v3.1 · the CNA's vectorreceipt
Weakness classNo CWE mapping in held sources.

CISA KEV & Federal Remediation Deadline from the record and CISA

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

First unaffected version, by branchthinkstation p410 firmware s00kya7a; thinkstation p500 firmware a4kt67a; thinkstation p510 firmware s00kya7a; thinkstation p520 firmware 2020-09-01; thinkstation p520c firmware 2020-09-01…receipt
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: Proof-of-concept published · 1 public repository, 2024-11-06.

  • RUNG 1Nothing observed in held sources
  • RUNG 2Proof-of-concept published · 1 public repository2024-11-06receipt
  • RUNG 3Exploited in the wild · CISA KEV listed
  • RUNG 4Ransomware campaign use known

Authority who says so

CVSS, the CNA6.4 MEDIUMreceipt
CVSS, NVD6.7 MEDIUMreceipt
Exploit probability0.00345 · top 74% of all CVEsreceipt
Blast breadth11 products across 1 vendorderived
Assigned bylenovoreceipt
Recorded changes18 · last 18 Oct 2026derived

Affected & Fixed Versions as published

Affected productLenovo BIOSreceipt
Published rangeslenovo thinkstation p410 firmware < s00kya7a; lenovo thinkstation p500 firmware < a4kt67a; lenovo thinkstation p510 firmware < s00kya7a; lenovo thinkstation p520 firmware < 2020-09-01receipt
Show all 11 published ranges
lenovo thinkstation p410 firmware < s00kya7a
lenovo thinkstation p500 firmware < a4kt67a
lenovo thinkstation p510 firmware < s00kya7a
lenovo thinkstation p520 firmware < 2020-09-01
lenovo thinkstation p520c firmware < 2020-09-01
lenovo thinkstation p700 firmware < a5kta7a
lenovo thinkstation p710 firmware < s01kt67a
lenovo thinkstation p720 firmware < 2020-09-01
lenovo thinkstation p900 firmware < a6kta7a
lenovo thinkstation p910 firmware < s02kt67a
lenovo thinkstation p920 firmware < 2020-09-01

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Unaudited dollar value2 of 3 inputs carry a receipt
Exposure$17,200over 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

$17,200 = $4.99M incident cost x 1 exposure x 0.00345 likelihood

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What it is stated by the CNA

A potential vulnerability in the SMI callback function used in the System Lock Preinstallation driver in some Lenovo Notebook and ThinkStation models may allow arbitrary code execution. receipt

NVD's analysis a second authority

severity
6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
affected versions
lenovo thinkstation p410 firmware < s00kya7a; lenovo thinkstation p500 firmware < a4kt67a; lenovo thinkstation p510 firmware < s00kya7a; and 8 more, listed in full below
also scored by
psirt@lenovo.com 6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

The CNA scored it 6.4 and NVD 6.7. 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 20210.00731
7 Mar 20234.4e-4 · scoring model v2023.03.01
17 Mar 20250.00137 · scoring model v2025.03.14
15 Jun 20260.00331 · scoring model v2026.06.15
5 Sep 20260.00345
Show all 15 observations
14 Apr 20210.00731
6 Jan 20220.03197
4 Feb 20220.02763
1 Apr 20220.01036
7 Mar 20234.4e-4
8 Mar 20230.00044
17 Mar 20250.00137
19 Mar 20250.00249
20 Mar 20250.00137
27 Mar 20250.00249
28 Mar 20250.00137
29 Mar 20250.00249
30 Mar 20250.00137
15 Jun 20260.00331
5 Sep 20260.00345

15 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 0.00345Published2020-06-09Public PoC2024-11-06Index 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 · Public PoC 2024-11-06 receipt · Index as of 2026-09-05 derived

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