CVE-2024-33581

Local privilege escalation via DLL hijacking

Published Oct 11, 2024 · Updated Oct 11, 2024

DLL hijacking in Lenovo PC Manager before 5.1.80.9023 allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges. The AI intelligent scenario component resolves a DLL through an uncontrolled search path, allowing attacker-controlled code to load into its elevated process. Low-privileged local access is required; Lenovo has not identified the searched directory or DLL, and successful exploitation grants the component's elevated rights.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

DLL hijacking in Lenovo PC Manager before 5.1.80.9023 allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges. The AI intelligent scenario component resolves a DLL through an uncontrolled search path, allowing attacker-controlled code to load into its elevated process. Low-privileged local access is required; Lenovo has not identified the searched directory or DLL, and successful exploitation grants the component's elevated rights.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-33581
Published
Oct 11, 2024
Updated
Oct 11, 2024
Vendor
Lenovo
Product
Lenovo PC Manager
Classifications
CWE-427, T1574.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

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

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <5.1.80.9023

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Lenovo · Lenovo PC Managerversion=0 <5.1.80.9023

Published CVSS scores

7.8Lenovo Group Ltd.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
T1574.001DLL Search Order Hijacking

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