What is CVE-2020-8345?

CVE-2020-8345 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Hardware Scan, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2020-10-14.

How severe is CVE-2020-8345?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Lenovo Hardware Scan

CVE-2020-8345

A DLL search path vulnerability was reported in the Lenovo HardwareScan Plugin for the Lenovo Vantage hardware scan feature prior to version 1.0.46.11 that could allow escalation of privilege.

EPSS: 0.004 (34.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Lenovo Hardware_scan
Lenovo Vantage Hardwarescan Plugin — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

psirt@lenovo.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8345?: CVE-2020-8345 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Hardware Scan, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2020-10-14.
How severe is CVE-2020-8345?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.