CVE-2022-3700

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-10-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-367

Description

A Time of Check Time of Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability was reported in the Lenovo Vantage SystemUpdate Plugin version 2.0.0.212 and earlier that could allow a local attacker to delete arbitrary files.

Affected products

Lenovo Hardware Scan Addin: before 2.4.1.1 — fixed in 2.4.1.1
Lenovo Hardware Scan Plugin: before 1.3.1.2 — fixed in 1.3.1.2
Lenovo System Update Plugin: before 2.0.0.213 — fixed in 2.0.0.213

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Lenovo Hardware Scan Addin 2.4.1.1; Lenovo Hardware Scan Plugin 1.3.1.2; Lenovo System Update Plugin 2.0.0.213. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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

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