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CVE-2015-8110

• 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: 2017-04-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) before 5.07.0019 allows local users to gain privileges by navigating to (1) "Click here to learn more" or (2) "View privacy policy" within the Tvsukernel.exe GUI application in the context of a temporary administrator account, aka a "local privilege escalation vulnerability."

Affected products

• Lenovo System Update: through 5.07.0013

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98037
• https://ioactive.com/pdfs/IOActive_Advisory_Lenovo_TVSUkernel-Escalation-Privileges.pdf
• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_privilege
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98037
• https://ioactive.com/pdfs/IOActive_Advisory_Lenovo_TVSUkernel-Escalation-Privileges.pdf
• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_privilege

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