CVE-2022-3699

high-risk
Published 2023-10-25

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.

Do I need to act?

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85.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 15% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Diagnostics

Affected Vendors

Lenovo

References (4)

Vendor Advisory https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-102365
Vendor Advisory https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-94532
Vendor Advisory https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-102365
Vendor Advisory https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-94532
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 20/34 · Moderate
Exposure 9/34 · Low