CVE-2015-6971 (GCVE-0-2015-6971)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-10-02 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 07:36
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2015-10-14 00:00
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