# CVE-2022-3700: Race condition in Vantage SystemUpdate Plugin

> A local attacker can exploit a race condition in the Lenovo Vantage SystemUpdate Plugin to delete arbitrary files on the system.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 9 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3g2w-rhvj-j46g

## What is CVE-2022-3700?

CVE-2022-3700 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Vantage SystemUpdate Plugin, published on 27 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A Time of Check Time of Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability was reported in the Lenovo Vantage SystemUpdate Plugin version 2.0.0.212 and earlier that could allow a local attacker to delete arbitrary files.

Weakness: CWE-367 (Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3700?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Lenovo Hardware Scan Addin, Lenovo Hardware Scan Plugin, Lenovo System Update Plugin.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3700?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3700 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3700 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3700 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Lenovo Vantage SystemUpdate Plugin

- [CVE-2022-3701](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3701/): Privilege escalation in Vantage SystemUpdate Plugin (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-3702](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3702/): Race condition in Vantage HardwareScan Plugin (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3700 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3700 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Vantage SystemUpdate Plugin, published on 27 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3700 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Lenovo Vantage SystemUpdate Plugin. 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-2022-3700/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3700/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3700
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3700
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3700

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3700/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.