Lenovo Vantage SysUpd PLG TOCTOU deletes local files before 2.0.0.212
CVE-2022-3700 Published on October 27, 2023
A Time of Check Time of Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability was reported in the Lenovo Vantage SystemUpdate Plugin version 2.0.0.212 and earlier that could allow a local attacker to delete arbitrary files.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-3700 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 have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and a small impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a TOCTTOU Vulnerability?
The software checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the software to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state. This weakness can be security-relevant when an attacker can influence the state of the resource between check and use. This can happen with shared resources such as files, memory, or even variables in multithreaded programs.
CVE-2022-3700 has been classified to as a TOCTTOU vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-3700
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Affected Versions
Lenovo Vantage SystemUpdate Plugin:- Version and below 2.0.0.213 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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