# CVE-2023-1577: Path traversal in Driver Manager

> A local attacker can exploit path hijacking in Lenovo Driver Manager to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7gch-jrxx-fw58

## What is CVE-2023-1577?

CVE-2023-1577 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Lenovo Driver Manager, published on 31 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A path hijacking vulnerability was reported in Lenovo Driver Manager prior to version 3.1.1307.1308 that could allow a local user to execute code with elevated privileges.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1577?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Lenovo Drivers Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1577?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1577 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1577 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1577 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Lenovo Driver Manager

- [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-2020-8317](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8317/): Path traversal in Drivers 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-2023-1577 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1577 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Lenovo Driver Manager, published on 31 Jul 2024. 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-2023-1577 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Lenovo Driver Manager. 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-2023-1577/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1577/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1577
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1577
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1577

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1577/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.