{"id":"CVE-2015-6971","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2015-6971","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:46:54.018Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2017-10-03T01:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:31:41.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-77"],"affected":["lenovo/system update"],"epss":{"score":0.00472,"percentile":0.40592,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_privilege","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-018/?fid=7172","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_privilege","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-018/?fid=7172","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6971","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}