Vulnerability in Lenovo Synaptics Thinkpad Ultranav Driver

CVE-2018-16098

In some Lenovo ThinkPads, an unquoted search path vulnerability was found in various versions of the Synaptics Pointing Device driver which could allow unauthorized code execution as a low privilege user.

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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 (31.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-16098: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

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

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16098?
CVE-2018-16098 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Synaptics Thinkpad Ultranav Driver, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-01-24.
How severe is CVE-2018-16098?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.