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CVE-2021-3464 (GCVE-0-2021-3464)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-27 15:27 – Updated: 2024-08-03 16:53
VLAI
Summary
A DLL search path vulnerability was reported in Lenovo PCManager, prior to version 3.0.400.3252, that could allow privilege escalation.
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Lenovo PCManager Affected: unspecified , < 3.0.400.3252 (custom)
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