CVE-2015-6971

high

Published 2017-10-03 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

7.8

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2

7.2

VIR risk

7.8

Description

Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) before 5.07.0013 allows local users to submit commands to the System Update service (SUService.exe) and gain privileges by launching signed Lenovo executables.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

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

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
lenovo	system_update	`{"endIncluding":"5.06.0034"}`

References

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_privilege
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-018/?fid=7172
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_privilege
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Security-Advisories/Advisories/TWSL2015-018/?fid=7172

CWEs

CWE-77

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