CVE-2020-8319 Privilege escalation in Lenovo System Interface Foundation
An authenticated user can execute code with elevated privileges in Lenovo System Interface Foundation, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- 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-2020-8319?
CVE-2020-8319 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo System Interface Foundation, published on 14 Apr 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 privilege escalation vulnerability was reported in Lenovo System Interface Foundation prior to version 1.1.19.3 that could allow an authenticated user to execute code with elevated privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8319?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lenovo System Interface Foundation.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8319?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8319 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-8319 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8319 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Lenovo System Interface Foundation
- CVE-2019-6186 Privilege escalation in Lenovo System Interface Foundation
- CVE-2021-3922 Race condition in IMController
- CVE-2021-3969 Race condition in IMController
- CVE-2019-6189 Other in Lenovo System Interface Foundation
- CVE-2016-8223 Privilege escalation in All ThinkPad, ThinkCentre, ThinkStation and Lenovo-branded systems preloaded with the Windows 10 operating system, or any system running Lenovo Companion, Lenovo Settings, or Lenovo ID.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3xq6-3w4g-4j37.