CVE-2022-3699 (GCVE-0-2022-3699)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-24 20:48 – Updated: 2024-09-17 14:17
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability was reported in the Lenovo HardwareScanPlugin prior to version 1.3.1.2 and Lenovo Diagnostics prior to version 4.45
that could allow a local user to execute code with elevated privileges.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-11 14:12 UTC
CWE
- CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo | HardwareScanPlugin |
Affected:
, < 1.3.1.2
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Lenovo | Diagnostics |
Affected:
, < 4.45
(custom)
|
guessed |
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