What is CVE-2016-8237?

CVE-2016-8237 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Updates, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-04-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-8237?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Lenovo Updates

CVE-2016-8237

Remote code execution in Lenovo Updates (not Lenovo System Update) allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Published 2017-04-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.033 (88.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Lenovo Updates
Lenovo Group Ltd. Updates — versions All

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-8313 (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/97560 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8237?: CVE-2016-8237 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Updates, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-8237?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.