CVE-2022-0353

Administrator-triggered system crash

Published Oct 24, 2023 · Updated Sep 11, 2024

Denial of service in Lenovo HardwareScan Plugin before 1.3.1.2 and Lenovo Diagnostics before 4.45 allows local users to crash the system. Lenovo has not published the affected code path, input, or resource operation that causes the crash, so the precise trigger remains undisclosed. Administrative access to the local system is required, and the reported consequence is limited to an operating-system crash without data disclosure or modification.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in Lenovo HardwareScan Plugin before 1.3.1.2 and Lenovo Diagnostics before 4.45 allows local users to crash the system. Lenovo has not published the affected code path, input, or resource operation that causes the crash, so the precise trigger remains undisclosed. Administrative access to the local system is required, and the reported consequence is limited to an operating-system crash without data disclosure or modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-0353
Published
Oct 24, 2023
Updated
Sep 11, 2024
Vendor
Lenovo
Product
Lenovo HardwareScan Plugin
Classifications
CWE-400, T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 24, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 11, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected version<1.3.1.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Lenovo · Lenovo HardwareScan Plugin<1.3.1.2
Lenovo · Lenovo Diagnostics<4.45

Published CVSS scores

4.4Lenovo Group Ltd.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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