What is CVE-2016-5249?

CVE-2016-5249 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Solution Center, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-06-30.

How severe is CVE-2016-5249?

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

Vulnerability in Lenovo Solution Center

CVE-2016-5249

Lenovo Solution Center (LSC) before 3.3.003 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges via vectors involving the LSC.Services.SystemService StartProxy command with a named pipe created in advance and crafted .NET assembly.

EPSS: 0.006 (46.9th 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 Solution_center
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5249?: CVE-2016-5249 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Solution Center, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-06-30.
How severe is CVE-2016-5249?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.