Privilege Escalation via Directory Permissions in Lenovo System Update
CVE-2022-4568 Published on May 1, 2023

A directory permissions management vulnerability in Lenovo System Update may allow elevation of privileges.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2022-4568 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

Incorrect Default Permissions

During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.


Products Associated with CVE-2022-4568

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Lenovo System Update
 

Affected Versions

Lenovo System Update Version All versions prior to 5.08.01.0005 is affected by CVE-2022-4568

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.04%
Percentile
13.21%

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.