Lenovo System Update Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Lenovo System Update Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE-2015-8110 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) before 5.07.0019 allows local users to gain privileges by navigating to (1) "Click here to learn more" or (2) "View privacy policy" within the Tvsukernel.exe GUI application in the context of a temporary administrator account, aka a "local privilege escalation vulnerability."

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