CVE-2026-0421

Lenovo BIOS Vulnerability Allowing Secure Boot Disablement

Published Jan 14, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A potential vulnerability was reported in the BIOS of L13 Gen 6, L13 Gen 6 2-in-1, L14 Gen 6, and L16 Gen 2 ThinkPads which could result in Secure Boot being disabled even when configured as “On” in the BIOS setup menu. This issue only affects systems where Secure Boot is set to User Mode.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to the version (or higher) as recommended in the Product Impact section in the advisory:  https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-210688

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Advisories

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History
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Title Lenovo BIOS Vulnerability Allowing Secure Boot Disablement
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A potential vulnerability was reported in the BIOS of L13 Gen 6, L13 Gen 6 2-in-1, L14 Gen 6, and L16 Gen 2 ThinkPads which could result in Secure Boot being disabled even when configured as “On” in the BIOS setup menu. This issue only affects systems where Secure Boot is set to User Mode.
First Time appeared Lenovo
Lenovo thinkpad L13 Gen 6 2 In 1 Bios
Lenovo thinkpad L13 Gen 6 Bios
Lenovo thinkpad L14 Gen 6 Bios
Lenovo thinkpad L16 Gen 2 Bios
Weaknesses CWE-252
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:thinkpad_l13_gen_6_2_in_1_bios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:thinkpad_l13_gen_6_bios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:thinkpad_l14_gen_6_bios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:thinkpad_l16_gen_2_bios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Lenovo
Lenovo thinkpad L13 Gen 6 2 In 1 Bios
Lenovo thinkpad L13 Gen 6 Bios
Lenovo thinkpad L14 Gen 6 Bios
Lenovo thinkpad L16 Gen 2 Bios
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
lenovo
Published
Updated
Feb 26, 2026, 3:04 PM
Reserved
Dec 4, 2025, 7:05 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jan 14, 2026, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:10 AM