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CVE-2019-6149 (GCVE-0-2019-6149)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-03-15 22:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 19:47
VLAI
Summary
An unquoted search path vulnerability was identified in Lenovo Dynamic Power Reduction Utility prior to version 2.2.2.0 that could allow a malicious user with local access to execute code with administrative privileges.
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://support.lenovo.com/solutions/LEN-25674 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107438 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
unspecified unspecified guessed Create a notification for this product.
Date Public
2019-03-14 00:00
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