CVE-2020-8316

Authenticated access to privileged files

Published Apr 14, 2020 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Information disclosure in Lenovo Vantage before 10.2003.10.0 allows local users to read files with elevated privileges. Lenovo has not published the affected component or the operation that improperly grants access to protected files. Exploitation requires authenticated local access; the reported consequence is unauthorized file reading, with no reported write or code-execution capability.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Lenovo Vantage before 10.2003.10.0 allows local users to read files with elevated privileges. Lenovo has not published the affected component or the operation that improperly grants access to protected files. Exploitation requires authenticated local access; the reported consequence is unauthorized file reading, with no reported write or code-execution capability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-8316
Published
Apr 14, 2020
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
Lenovo
Product
Lenovo Vantage
Classifications
CWE-200, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 14, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <10.2003.10.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Lenovo · Lenovo Vantageversion=unspecified <10.2003.10.0

Published CVSS scores

2.1NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
4.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.4Lenovo Group Ltd.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
T1005Data from Local System

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