VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-6971
Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) before 5.07.0013 allows local users to submit commands to the System Update service (SUService.exe) and gain privileges by launching signed Lenovo executables.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.47%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) before 5.07.0013 allows local users to submit commands to the System Update service (SUService.exe) and gain privileges by launching signed Lenovo executables.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.47% probability · 40th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Affected
- lenovo/system update
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_privilegeVendor Advisory
- https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-018/?fid=7172Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_privilegeVendor Advisory
- https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-018/?fid=7172Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.