CVE-2015-2234

medium
Published 2015-05-12 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.9
VIR risk
6.9

Description

Race condition in Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) before 5.06.0034 uses world-writable permissions for the update files directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing to an update file after the signature is validated.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_privilege

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
lenovosystem_update{"endIncluding":"5.06.0027"}

References

CWEs

CWE-362

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.