What is CVE-2016-8225?

CVE-2016-8225 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Edge Keyboard Driver, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-01-26.

How severe is CVE-2016-8225?

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

Vulnerability in Lenovo Edge Keyboard Driver

CVE-2016-8225

Unquoted service path vulnerability in Lenovo Edge and Lenovo Slim USB Keyboard Driver versions earlier than 1.21 allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges.

EPSS: 0.004 (27.6th 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 Edge_keyboard_driver
Lenovo Slim_usb_keyboard_driver
Lenovo Group Ltd. Edge And Slim Usb Keyboard Driver — versions Earlier than 1.21

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-428 — Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8225?: CVE-2016-8225 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Edge Keyboard Driver, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-8225?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.