Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-0940

High

Published: 11 March 2026

Published
11 March 2026
Modified
12 March 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v4 8.4 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0013 2.9th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-0940 is a high-severity Improper Initialization (CWE-665) vulnerability in Lenovo (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.4 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 2.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A potential improper initialization vulnerability was reported in the BIOS of some ThinkPads that could allow a local privileged user to modify data and execute arbitrary code.

CWE(s)
CWE-665

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

Lenovo
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inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SC-4 Information in Shared System Resources
addresses: CWE-665

Ensures shared resources are explicitly initialized or cleared on allocation, preventing exposure of prior contents to new users or processes.

SI-14 Non-persistence
addresses: CWE-665

Mandates that every instance begins in a known (presumably clean) state, eliminating reliance on residual or uninitialized state left by prior executions.

References