# CVE-2020-8317: Path traversal in Drivers Management

> An authenticated user can execute code with elevated privileges via a DLL search path vulnerability in Lenovo Drivers Management.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jul 2020
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-43qv-gqwc-rjxf

## What is CVE-2020-8317?

CVE-2020-8317 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Lenovo Drivers Management, published on 24 Jul 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 was reported in Lenovo Drivers Management prior to version 2.7.1128.1046 that could allow an authenticated user to execute code with elevated privileges.

Weakness: CWE-426 (Untrusted Search Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8317?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Lenovo Drivers Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-8317?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8317 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-8317 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8317 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Lenovo Drivers Management

- [CVE-2023-1577](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1577/): Path traversal in Driver Manager (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-25496](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25496/): Privilege escalation in Lenovo Drivers Management (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-3633](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3633/): Privilege escalation in Driver Management (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2020-8326](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8326/): Privilege escalation in Drivers Management (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-8317 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-8317 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Lenovo Drivers Management, published on 24 Jul 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8317 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Lenovo Drivers Management. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8317/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8317/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8317
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8317
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8317

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8317/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.