Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Lenovo System Interface Foundation
CVE-2020-8318

7.3HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Lenovo
Status
Lenovosystemupdateplugin For Lenovo System Interface Foundation
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 April 2020

Summary

A privilege escalation issue was discovered in the Lenovo System Update Plugin for Lenovo System Interface Foundation versions preceding the latest update. This vulnerability could allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code with higher privileges than intended, potentially compromising system integrity and security. Users are urged to update their software to the latest version to mitigate the risk.

Affected Version(s)

LenovoSystemUpdatePlugin for Lenovo System Interface Foundation < 2.0.0.92

References

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-30401
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.3
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Lenovo thanks Ceri Coburn at Pen Test Partners for reporting this issue.
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