CVE-2015-8110

high

Published 2017-04-24 · 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 5.07.0019 allows local users to gain privileges by navigating to (1) "Click here to learn more" or (2) "View privacy policy" within the Tvsukernel.exe GUI application in the context of a temporary administrator account, aka a "local privilege escalation vulnerability."

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	lenovo_system_update	`{"endIncluding":"5.07.0013"}`

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98037
https://ioactive.com/pdfs/IOActive_Advisory_Lenovo_TVSUkernel-Escalation-Privileges.pdf
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_privilege
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98037
https://ioactive.com/pdfs/IOActive_Advisory_Lenovo_TVSUkernel-Escalation-Privileges.pdf
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_privilege

CWEs

CWE-264

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