lenovo diagnostics CVE-2020-8338 is a vulnerability in Lenovo Diagnostics
Published on October 14, 2020

A DLL search path vulnerability was reported in Lenovo Diagnostics prior to version 4.35.4 that could allow a user with local access to execute code on the system.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2020-8338 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is an Untrusted Path Vulnerability?

The application searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the application's direct control.

CVE-2020-8338 has been classified to as an Untrusted Path vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2020-8338

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Affected Versions

Lenovo Diagnostics:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.05%
Percentile
15.74%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.