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CVE-2015-6971

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-10-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-77

Description

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.

Affected products

• Lenovo System Update: through 5.06.0034

References

• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_privilege
• https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-018/?fid=7172
• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_privilege
• https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-018/?fid=7172

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