Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Lenovo PCManager
CVE-2021-3550

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Lenovo
Status
Pcmanager
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 July 2021

Summary

A DLL search path vulnerability was identified in Lenovo PCManager, allowing attackers to exploit the application for privilege escalation. This vulnerability affects versions prior to 3.0.500.5102 and can potentially be leveraged to run unauthorized code with elevated privileges, posing a significant risk to system security. Users are advised to update to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

PCManager < 3.0.500.5102

References

https://iknow.lenovo.com.cn/detail/dc_197169.html
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Lenovo thanks Hou JingYi (@hjy79425575) of Qihoo 360 CERT for reporting this issue.
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