Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Lenovo System Interface Foundation - CVE-2020-8319
Published: April 17, 2020 / Updated: April 27, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27005
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8319
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in Lenovo System Interface Foundation component for Lenovo Vantage. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Affected software
Lenovo System Interface Foundation
How to mitigate CVE-2020-8319
Install updates from vendor's website.
Lenovo System Interface Foundation - update to 1.1.19.3