Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Lenovo Battery Gauge Package
CVE-2020-8327

7.3HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Lenovo
Status
Vantage
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 April 2020

Summary

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Lenovo Battery Gauge Package included with the Lenovo System Interface Foundation, which is bundled in Lenovo Vantage prior to version 10.2003.10.0. This flaw allows authenticated users to execute code with elevated privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access to system resources. It is imperative for users to update to the latest version to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

Vantage < 10.2003.10.0

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 Jonas Lykkegård for reporting this issue.
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