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
References
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-24573Broken Link
- https://support.lenovo.com/bg/en/product_security/len-24573Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-24573Broken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.