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CVE-2023-5081: Lenovo Tablet · Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere

Affects Lenovo TabletSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 3.3 Low.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
3.3Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 5% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 19 Jan 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

To mitigate this vulnerability effectively, organizations should: 1) Enforce strict application installation policies on Lenovo Tab M8 HD devices, allowing only trusted and vetted applications to be installed, preferably through managed app stores or enterprise mobility management (EMM) solutions. 2) Implement device usage policies that restrict local user privileges and prevent installation of unauthorized software. 3) Monitor device behavior for unusual access patterns to device identifiers or other sensitive information. 4) Educate users about the risks of installing untrusted applications and the importance of device hygiene. 5) Regularly check for firmware and software updates from Lenovo and apply patches promptly once available. 6) Consider deploying endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools capable of detecting suspicious local application activities on tablets. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on controlling local application installation and monitoring device-specific behaviors relevant to this vulnerability.

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability was reported in the Lenovo Tab M8 HD that could allow a local application to gather a non-resettable device identifier.

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