CVE-2019-6173 (GCVE-0-2019-6173)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-06-09 19:50 – Updated: 2024-09-16 17:54
VLAI
Summary
A DLL search path vulnerability could allow privilege escalation in some Lenovo installation packages, prior to version 1.2.9.3, during installation if an attacker already has administrative privileges.
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Lenovo Installation Packages Affected: unspecified , < 1.2.9.3 (custom)
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Date Public
2020-06-09 00:00
Credits
Lenovo thanks Eran Shimony at CyberArk Labs for reporting this issue
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