A vulnerability was reported

in a system recovery bootloader that was part of the Lenovo preloaded Windows 7 and 8 operating systems from 2012 to 2014

that could allow a privileged attacker with local access to modify the boot manager and escalate privileges.

Fixes

Solution

Concerned customers can follow Microsoft's guidance to apply the April 9, 2024 Windows security updates. Please refer to KB5025885 to enable the latest protections:  https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5025885-how-to-manage-the-windows-boot-manager-revocatio... https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5025885-how-to-manage-the-windows-boot-manager-revocations-for-secure-boot-changes-associated-with-cve-2023-24932-41a975df-beb2-40c1-99a3-b3ff139f832d


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

No history.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: lenovo

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T23:06:25.336Z

Reserved: 2024-01-18T15:28:42.477Z

Link: CVE-2024-23593

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T23:06:25.336Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-04-15T18:15:10.353

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:57:58.400

Link: CVE-2024-23593

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