What is CVE-2017-3757?

CVE-2017-3757 is a high-severity vulnerability in EMC Elan Touchpad Driver, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-08-29.

How severe is CVE-2017-3757?

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

Vulnerability in EMC Elan Touchpad Driver

CVE-2017-3757

An unquoted service path vulnerability was identified in the driver for the ElanTech Touchpad, various versions, used on some Lenovo brand notebooks (not ThinkPads). This could allow an attacker with local privileges to execute code with administrative privileges.

Published 2017-08-29 · 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

EMC Elan Touchpad Driver
Lenovo Group Ltd. Elantech Touchpad Driver — versions various versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-428 — Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-14390 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-3757?: CVE-2017-3757 is a high-severity vulnerability in EMC Elan Touchpad Driver, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-08-29.
How severe is CVE-2017-3757?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.