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.

Published 2020-10-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.3% 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

Lenovo Hardware Scan
Lenovo Vantage Hardwarescan Plugin — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-44421 (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.