CVE-2022-3699 Privilege escalation in Diagnostics
A local attacker can exploit a memory corruption flaw in Lenovo Diagnostics to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
- 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-2022-3699?
CVE-2022-3699 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Diagnostics, published on 24 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A privilege escalation vulnerability was reported in the Lenovo HardwareScanPlugin prior to version 1.3.1.2 and Lenovo Diagnostics prior to version 4.45
that could allow a local user to execute code with elevated privileges.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3699?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Lenovo Diagnostics, Lenovo Hardwarescan Addin, Lenovo Hardwarescan Plugin.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3699?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3699 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-3699 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3699 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 3 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Lenovo Diagnostics
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hwcv-rwgg-wfrh.