CVE-2016-8227 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Lenovo Transition application, affecting Lenovo Yoga, Flex, and Miix systems running Windows. This flaw allows a local attacker with low privileges to execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSSv3, it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:transition:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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