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CVE-2017-3756

Published: Aug 18, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-noinfo
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 69.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability was identified in Lenovo Active Protection System for ThinkPad systems versions earlier than 1.82.0.17. An attacker with local privileges could execute code with administrative privileges via an unquoted service path.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

lenovo
commercial·CNaka lenovo group
thinkpad 10 ella 2 bios
Hardware Firmware
thinkpad 11e beema bios
Hardware Firmware
thinkpad 11e braswell bios
Hardware Firmware
thinkpad 11e broadwell bios
Hardware Firmware
thinkpad 11e skylake bios
Hardware Firmware
thinkpad 13e bios
Hardware Firmware
thinkpad e450 bios
Hardware Firmware
thinkpad e450c bios
Hardware Firmware
Lenovo Group Ltd.
commercial·CNaka service bridge, lenovo vibe, lenovo china-only moto mobile phones, service framework application, lenovo, moto mobile phones
ThinkPad Active Protection System
Hardware Firmware
and 140 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100305
securityfocus.com
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-15765
support.lenovo.com

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