Is CVE-2022-48181 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2022-48181 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2022-48181 be exploited remotely?

No. CVE-2022-48181 requires local access to exploit.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-48181?

CVE-2022-48181 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2022-48181

CWE-787Published: June 5, 2023· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

An ErrorMessage driver stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in BIOS of some ThinkPad models could allow an attacker with local access to elevate their privileges and execute arbitrary code.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2022-48181 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-787): Out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities can lead to data corruption, crashes, or arbitrary code execution.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges Req.Low

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Affected Vendors & Products

Lenovo228 product(s)

ideacentre c5-14imb05 firmwareideacentre c5-14imb05ideacentre 3 07ach7 firmwareideacentre 3 07ach7ideacentre 3 07iab7 firmwareideacentre 3 07iab7ideacentre 3-07ada05 firmwareideacentre 3-07ada05ideacentre 3-07imb05 firmwareideacentre 3-07imb05ideacentre 5 14iab7 firmwareideacentre 5 14iab7+216

Source: NVD CPE · 228 total CPE entries