CVE-2020-8318 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2020-8318

A privilege escalation vulnerability was reported in the LenovoSystemUpdatePlugin for...

Vulnerability Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability was reported in the LenovoSystemUpdatePlugin for Lenovo System Interface Foundation prior to version that could allow an authenticated user to execute code with elevated privileges.

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 thanks Ceri Coburn at Pen Test Partners for reporting this issue.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

LenovoSystemUpdatePlugin for Lenovo System Interface Foundation
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: April 14th, 2020
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/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.