CVE-2016-8225 Privilege escalation in Edge and Slim USB Keyboard Driver
Local attackers can execute code with elevated privileges due to an unquoted service path in the Lenovo USB Keyboard Driver.
- 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-2016-8225?
CVE-2016-8225 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Group Ltd. Edge and Slim USB Keyboard Driver, published on 26 Jan 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unquoted service path vulnerability in Lenovo Edge and Lenovo Slim USB Keyboard Driver versions earlier than 1.21 allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8225?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Lenovo Edge Keyboard Driver, Lenovo Slim Usb Keyboard Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8225?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8225 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-8225 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8225 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4764-4fxh-657m.