CVE-2023-6450

Local denial of service via incorrect permissions

Published Jan 19, 2024 · Updated Oct 21, 2024

Incorrect permissions in Lenovo App Store before 12.4.20 allow local users to exhaust system resources and cause a denial of service. Lenovo has not published the affected file, permission boundary, or resource operation that permits the consumption. Low-privileged local access is required; the documented consequence is availability loss, with no confidentiality or integrity impact.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect permissions in Lenovo App Store before 12.4.20 allow local users to exhaust system resources and cause a denial of service. Lenovo has not published the affected file, permission boundary, or resource operation that permits the consumption. Low-privileged local access is required; the documented consequence is availability loss, with no confidentiality or integrity impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-6450
Published
Jan 19, 2024
Updated
Oct 21, 2024
Vendor
Lenovo
Product
Lenovo App Store
Classifications
CWE-404, CWE-400, T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 21, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected version<12.4.20

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Lenovo · Lenovo App Store<12.4.20

Published CVSS scores

5.5Lenovo Group Ltd.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-404Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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