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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-16098

In some Lenovo ThinkPads, an unquoted search path vulnerability was found in various versions of the Synaptics Pointing Device driver which could allow unauthorized code execution as a low privilege user.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.40%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In some Lenovo ThinkPads, an unquoted search path vulnerability was found in various versions of the Synaptics Pointing Device driver which could allow unauthorized code execution as a low privilege user.

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
0.40% probability · 33th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-428
Affected
lenovo/synaptics thinkpad ultranav driver · lenovo/thinkpad helix firmware · lenovo/thiankpad l430 firmware · lenovo/thiankpad l530 firmware · lenovo/thiankpad p1 firmware · lenovo/thiankpad x1 extreme firmware · lenovo/thiankpad p50s firmware · lenovo/thiankpad p51 firmware · lenovo/thiankpad p51s firmware · lenovo/thiankpad p52s firmware · lenovo/thiankpad p70 firmware · lenovo/thiankpad s1 yoga firmware · lenovo/thiankpad s430 firmware · lenovo/thiankpad t420 firmware · lenovo/thiankpad t420i firmware · lenovo/thinkpad t420s firmware · lenovo/thinkpad t420si firmware · lenovo/thinkpad t430s firmware · lenovo/thinkpad t430i firmware · lenovo/thinkpad t431s firmware · +39 more
Source
psirt@lenovo.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.