What is CVE-2016-8223?

CVE-2016-8223 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo System Interface Foundation, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-11-29.

How severe is CVE-2016-8223?

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

Vulnerability in Lenovo System Interface Foundation

CVE-2016-8223

During an internal security review, Lenovo identified a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Lenovo System Interface Foundation software installed on some Windows 10 PCs where a user with local privileges could run arbitrary code with administrator level privileges.

EPSS: 0.003 (23.0th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

psirt@lenovo.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@lenovo.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8223?: CVE-2016-8223 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo System Interface Foundation, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-11-29.
How severe is CVE-2016-8223?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.