What is CVE-2022-3699?

CVE-2022-3699 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Diagnostics, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-10-24.

How severe is CVE-2022-3699?

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

Is CVE-2022-3699 known to be exploited?

25 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Lenovo Diagnostics

CVE-2022-3699

A privilege escalation vulnerability was reported in the Lenovo HardwareScanPlugin prior to version 1.3.1.2 and Lenovo Diagnostics prior to version 4.45 that could allow a local user to execute code with elevated privileges.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.845 (99.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Lenovo Diagnostics — versions
Lenovo Hardwarescanplugin — versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3699?: CVE-2022-3699 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Diagnostics, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-10-24.
How severe is CVE-2022-3699?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-3699 known to be exploited?: 25 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.