CVE-2019-6165 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2019-6165

A DLL search path vulnerability was reported in PaperDisplay Hotkey...

Vulnerability Description

A DLL search path vulnerability was reported in PaperDisplay Hotkey Service version 1.2.0.8 that could allow privilege escalation. Lenovo has ended support for PaperDisplay Hotkey software as the Night light feature introduced in Windows 10 Build 1703 provides similar features.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Lenovo would like to thank Michael Bourque for reporting this issue.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

PaperDisplay Hotkey Service
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: August 19th, 2019
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.