What is CVE-2015-8110?

CVE-2015-8110 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo System Update, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-24.

How severe is CVE-2015-8110?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Lenovo System Update

CVE-2015-8110

Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) before 5.07.0019 allows local users to gain privileges by navigating to (1) "Click here to learn more" or (2) "View privacy policy" within the Tvsukernel.exe GUI application in the context of a temporary administrator account, aka a "local privilege escalation vulnerability."

EPSS: 0.005 (40.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Lenovo Lenovo_system_update
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8110?: CVE-2015-8110 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo System Update, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2015-8110?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.