What is CVE-2016-8228?

CVE-2016-8228 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Service Bridge, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-06-04.

How severe is CVE-2016-8228?

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

Vulnerability in Lenovo Service Bridge

CVE-2016-8228

In Lenovo Service Bridge before version 4, a user with local privileges on a system could execute code with administrative privileges.

Published 2017-06-04 · 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: 0.004 (28.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Lenovo Service Bridge
Lenovo Group Ltd. Service Bridge — versions Earlier than version 4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-10149 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8228?: CVE-2016-8228 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Service Bridge, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-06-04.
How severe is CVE-2016-8228?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.