CVE-2016-8228 Privilege escalation in Service Bridge
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges on systems running Lenovo Service Bridge.
- 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-2016-8228?
CVE-2016-8228 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Group Ltd. Service Bridge, published on 3 Jun 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Lenovo Service Bridge before version 4, a user with local privileges on a system could execute code with administrative privileges.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8228?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lenovo Lenovo Service Bridge.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8228?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8228 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-8228 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8228 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Lenovo Group Ltd. Service Bridge
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v2qr-jmpp-fgf2.