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CVE-2015-2234

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-05-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-362

Description

Race condition in Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) before 5.06.0034 uses world-writable permissions for the update files directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing to an update file after the signature is validated.

Affected products

• Lenovo System Update: through 5.06.0027

References

• http://securitytracker.com/id/1032268
• http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_privilege
• http://www.ioactive.com/pdfs/Lenovo_System_Update_Multiple_Privilege_Escalations.pdf
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74634
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1032268
• http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_privilege
• http://www.ioactive.com/pdfs/Lenovo_System_Update_Multiple_Privilege_Escalations.pdf
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74634

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