Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Lenovo Notebook and ThinkServer Systems
CVE-2016-8224

4.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Lenovo
Status
Lenovo Notebook Models 110-14ibr/110-15ibr, B70-80, E31-80, E40-80, E41-80, E51-80, G40-80, G50-80, G50-80 Touch, Ideapad 300-14ibr/300-15ibr, Ideapad 300-14isk/300-15isk/300-17isk, Ideapad 510s-12isk, K21-80, K41-80, Miix 710-12ikb , Xiaoxin Air 12, Yoga 510-14isk/510-15isk, Yoga 710-11ikb, Yoga 710-11isk, Yoga 900-13isk, Yoga 900s-12isk; Thinkserver Models Thinkserver Ts150, Thinkserver Ts450
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 November 2016

Summary

A security flaw exists in specific Lenovo Notebook and ThinkServer systems allowing an attacker with administrative access to install malicious software that bypasses Intel Management Engine protections. This exploit could lead to unauthorized privilege escalation, enabling the attacker to perform tasks with elevated permissions, or could potentially result in a denial of service on the affected systems, compromising their functionality.

Affected Version(s)

Lenovo Notebook models 110-14IBR/110-15IBR, B70-80, E31-80, E40-80, E41-80, E51-80, G40-80, G50-80, G50-80 Touch, Ideapad 300-14IBR/300-15IBR, Ideapad 300-14ISK/300-15ISK/300-17ISK, Ideapad 510S-12ISK, K21-80, K41-80, MIIX 710-12IKB , XiaoXin Air 12, YOGA 510-14ISK/510-15ISK, YOGA 710-11IKB, Yoga 710-11ISK, Yoga 900-13ISK, YOGA 900S-12ISK; ThinkServer models ThinkServer TS150, ThinkServer TS450 various

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94595
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https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN_9903
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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