CVE-2015-2234 describes a race condition in Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) versions prior to 5.06.0034, affecting Lenovo products. This vulnerability allows local users to gain privileges due to world-writable permissions on the update files directory, enabling malicious modification of update files after signature validation. With a CVSS score of 6.9, it has a local attack vector, medium attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.06.0027CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:system_update:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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