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CVE-2025-10238 Lenovo CVE debrief
A potential out-of-bounds write vulnerability was discovered in the BIOS of some ThinkPad products. A privileged local user could exploit this vulnerability to execute code in System Management Mode (SMM).
- Vendor
- Lenovo
- Product
- X13 Gen 6 (Type 21RK, 21RL) Laptops (ThinkPad) BIOS
- CVSS
- HIGH 8.4
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-06-10
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-06-10
- Advisory published
- 2026-06-10
- Advisory updated
- 2026-06-10
Who should care
Users of affected ThinkPad products, administrators, and security teams should be aware of this vulnerability and take necessary actions to mitigate it.
Technical summary
The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.4 and is classified as HIGH severity. It was discovered during an internal security assessment.
Defensive priority
HIGH
Recommended defensive actions
- Apply patches or updates provided by the vendor (Lenovo) as soon as possible.
- Restrict access to the affected systems to authorized personnel only.
- Monitor system logs for suspicious activity.
Evidence notes
The vendor is Lenovo, as indicated by the evidence in the source item.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2025-10238 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-10238
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2025-10238 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10238
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-218282
Methodology and review provenance
AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.