# CVE-2015-4596: Lenovo Mouse Suite before 6.73 allows local users to run arbitrary code with administrator privileges.


- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jun 2017
- **Updated:** 30 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vw8v-x3mw-g32q

## What is CVE-2015-4596?

CVE-2015-4596 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jun 2017. 

### Official description

Lenovo Mouse Suite before 6.73 allows local users to run arbitrary code with administrator privileges.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4596?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Lenovo Mouse Suite.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-4596?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4596 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-4596 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4596 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-4596 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-4596 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jun 2017. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4596 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4596/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4596/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4596
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4596
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-4596

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