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CVE-2019-6173

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• 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: 2020-06-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-426

Description

A DLL search path vulnerability could allow privilege escalation in some Lenovo installation packages, prior to version 1.2.9.3, during installation if an attacker already has administrative privileges.

Affected products

• Lenovo Installation Packages: before 1.2.9.3 — fixed in 1.2.9.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Lenovo Installation Packages 1.2.9.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len-27431
• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len-27431

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