# CVE-2020-8335: The BIOS tamper detection mechanism was not triggered in Lenovo ThinkPad A285, BIOS versions up to r0xuj70w; A485, BIOS versions up to r0wuj

- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: r0xuj70w, r0wuj65w, r12uj55w, r13uj47w
- Published: 2020-09-01 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Lenovo ThinkPad A285 BIOS: fixed in r0xuj70w
- Lenovo ThinkPad A485 BIOS: fixed in r0wuj65w
- Lenovo ThinkPad T495 BIOS: fixed in r12uj55w
- Lenovo ThinkPad T495s/X395 BIOS: fixed in r13uj47w

## Description

The BIOS tamper detection mechanism was not triggered in Lenovo ThinkPad A285, BIOS versions up to r0xuj70w; A485, BIOS versions up to r0wuj65w; T495 BIOS versions up to r12uj55w; T495s/X395, BIOS versions up to r13uj47w, while the emergency-reset button is pressed which may allow for unauthorized access.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Lenovo ThinkPad A285 BIOS, Lenovo ThinkPad A485 BIOS, Lenovo ThinkPad T495 BIOS or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (r0xuj70w, r0wuj65w, r12uj55w, r13uj47w) per the references below.
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## References

- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-30042

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