What is CVE-2016-8227?

CVE-2016-8227 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Transition, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-01-26.

How severe is CVE-2016-8227?

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

Vulnerability in Lenovo Transition

CVE-2016-8227

Privilege escalation vulnerability in Lenovo Transition application used in Lenovo Yoga, Flex and Miix systems running Windows allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges.

Published 2017-01-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (26.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Lenovo Transition
Lenovo Group Ltd. Transition Application — versions all versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/95159 (vdb-entry)
support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-12508 (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8227?: CVE-2016-8227 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Transition, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-8227?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.