What is CVE-2016-8235?

CVE-2016-8235 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Customer Care Software Development Kit, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-8235?

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

Vulnerability in Lenovo Customer Care Software Development Kit

CVE-2016-8235

Privilege escalation in Lenovo Customer Care Software Development Kit (CCSDK) versions earlier than 2.0.16.3 allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges.

Published 2017-04-10 · 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 (33.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 33.5% 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 Customer Care Software Development Kit
Lenovo Group Ltd. Customer Care Software Development Kit (Ccsdk) — versions Earlier than 2.0.16.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/97543 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-11340 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8235?: CVE-2016-8235 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Customer Care Software Development Kit, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-8235?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.