Vulnerability in Lenovo Installation Package
CVE-2019-6196
A symbolic link vulnerability in some Lenovo installation packages, prior to version 1.2.9.3, could allow privileged file operations during file extraction and installation.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (18.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Lenovo Installation Package
- Lenovo Installation Packages — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len-27431 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-6196?
- CVE-2019-6196 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Installation Package, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2020-06-09.
- How severe is CVE-2019-6196?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-6196 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.