CVE-2019-6196

Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 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 symbolic link vulnerability in some Lenovo installation packages, prior to version 1.2.9.3, could allow privileged file operations during file extraction and installation.

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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