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CVE-2022-3699

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-10-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability was reported in the Lenovo HardwareScanPlugin prior to version 1.3.1.2 and Lenovo Diagnostics prior to version 4.45 that could allow a local user to execute code with elevated privileges.

Affected products

• Lenovo Diagnostics: before 4.45.0 — fixed in 4.45.0
• Lenovo Hardwarescan Addin: before 2.4.1.1 — fixed in 2.4.1.1
• Lenovo Hardwarescan Plugin: before 1.3.1.2 — fixed in 1.3.1.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Lenovo Diagnostics 4.45.0; Lenovo Hardwarescan Addin 2.4.1.1; Lenovo Hardwarescan Plugin 1.3.1.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-102365
• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-94532
• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-102365
• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-94532

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