Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Lenovo System Interface Foundation - CVE-2020-8319

 

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 v4.0: 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/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8319
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: Lenovo
Affected software:
Lenovo System Interface Foundation

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-8319

Install updates from vendor's website.

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