CVE-2017-3757 Privilege escalation in Lenovo ElanTech Touchpad driver
Local attackers can execute code with administrative privileges due to an unquoted service path in the ElanTech Touchpad 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-2017-3757?
CVE-2017-3757 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo ElanTech Touchpad driver, published on 28 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An unquoted service path vulnerability was identified in the driver for the ElanTech Touchpad, various versions, used on some Lenovo brand notebooks (not ThinkPads). This could allow an attacker with local privileges to execute code with administrative privileges.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3757?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Emc Elan Touchpad Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2017-3757?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3757 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-3757 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3757 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6fwv-wgrv-c6gj.