CVE-2016-2393 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by exploiting weak ACLs in Lenovo Fingerprint Manager services and files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-2393?
CVE-2016-2393 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Apr 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Lenovo Fingerprint Manager before 8.01.57 and Touch Fingerprint before 1.00.08 use weak ACLs for unspecified (1) services and (2) files, which allows local users to gain privileges by invalidating local checks.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2393?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Lenovo Fingerprint Manager, Lenovo Touch Fingerprint.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2393?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2393 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-2393 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2393 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cx74-4f46-v8m6.