CVE-2018-16098 Privilege escalation in Various ThinkPad products
An unquoted search path in the Synaptics driver allows low-privilege users to execute unauthorized code on Lenovo ThinkPads.
- 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-2018-16098?
CVE-2018-16098 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Group Ltd. Various ThinkPad products, published on 24 Jan 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In some Lenovo ThinkPads, an unquoted search path vulnerability was found in various versions of the Synaptics Pointing Device driver which could allow unauthorized code execution as a low privilege user.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16098?
It affects 59 products.
Products include Lenovo Synaptics Thinkpad Ultranav Driver, Lenovo Thiankpad L430 Firmware, Lenovo Thiankpad L530 Firmware, Lenovo Thiankpad P1 Firmware, Lenovo Thiankpad P50s Firmware, Lenovo Thiankpad P51 Firmware and 53 more.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16098?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16098 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-16098 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16098 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5wpm-3w6m-74wv.