CVE-2015-6971

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) before 5.07.0013 allows local users to submit commands to the System Update service (SUService.exe) and gain privileges by launching signed Lenovo executables.

Lenovo System Update (anteriormente ThinkVantage System Update) en versiones anteriores a la 5.07.0013 permite que los usuarios locales envíen comandos al servicio System Update (SUService.exe) y obtengan privilegios abriendo ejecutables firmados por Lenovo.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-09-16 CVE Reserved
2017-10-02 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-018/?fid=7172	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_privilege	2017-10-17

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Lenovo Search vendor "Lenovo"		System Update Search vendor "Lenovo" for product "System Update"				<= 5.06.0034 Search vendor "Lenovo" for product "System Update" and version " <= 5.06.0034"		-		Affected