CVE-2016-8227 Privilege escalation in Transition application
Local attackers can execute code with elevated privileges via the Lenovo Transition application on Windows systems.
- 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-2016-8227?
CVE-2016-8227 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Group Ltd. Transition application, 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
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Lenovo Transition application used in Lenovo Yoga, Flex and Miix systems running Windows allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8227?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lenovo Transition.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8227?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8227 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-8227 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8227 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jf5r-5m2h-p5mc.