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.

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)

EPSS: 0.001 (2.2th 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 Hardware_scan_addin
Lenovo Hardware_scan_plugin
Lenovo System_update_plugin
Lenovo Vantage Systemupdate Plugin — versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-367 — Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

psirt@lenovo.com (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

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.