Privilege escalation in Lenovo Hardware Scan Addin

CVE-2022-3701

A privilege elevation vulnerability was reported in the Lenovo Vantage SystemUpdate plugin version 2.0.0.212 and earlier that could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 1.6% 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-2022-3701: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3701?
CVE-2022-3701 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Hardware Scan Addin, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-10-27.
How severe is CVE-2022-3701?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.