CVE-2019-6173 Privilege escalation in Installation Packages

Medium 6.7 Published 9 Jun 2020 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Attackers with administrative privileges can escalate privileges via DLL search path vulnerability in Lenovo installation packages.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-6173?

CVE-2019-6173 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Installation Packages, published on 9 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A DLL search path vulnerability could allow privilege escalation in some Lenovo installation packages, prior to version 1.2.9.3, during installation if an attacker already has administrative privileges.

Weakness: CWE-426

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6173?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Lenovo Installation Package.

How do I fix CVE-2019-6173?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6173 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-6173 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6173 in the wild and no public exploit code.

CVE-2019-6196 Path traversal in Installation Packages Medium 6.7

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vxgg-fjmf-6j33.