CVE-2015-8110 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) versions prior to 5.07.0019. An attacker with local access could exploit this by navigating specific options within the Tvsukernel.exe GUI, which runs with temporary administrator privileges. This vulnerability carries a CVSSv3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a low attack complexity and the potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion, though it did receive some media coverage at the time of disclosure.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.07.0013CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:lenovo_system_update:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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