Local privilege escalation via uncontrolled search path
Published Nov 8, 2023 · Updated Sep 3, 2024
Uncontrolled search path in Lenovo System Update before 5.08.02.25 allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges. Lenovo has not published which executable search operation or path element accepts attacker-controlled content. Exploitation requires a low-privileged local account and grants elevated code execution with resulting access to system data and operations.
Summary
What happened
Uncontrolled search path in Lenovo System Update before 5.08.02.25 allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges. Lenovo has not published which executable search operation or path element accepts attacker-controlled content. Exploitation requires a low-privileged local account and grants elevated code execution with resulting access to system data and operations.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-4632
- Published
- Nov 8, 2023
- Updated
- Sep 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Lenovo
- Product
- Lenovo System Update
- Classifications
- CWE-427, T1574
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 8, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=Versions prior to 5.08.02.25
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