CVE-2016-8223 json
During an internal security review, Lenovo identified a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Lenovo System Interface Foundation soft…
published 2016-11-29 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-9071
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
During an internal security review, Lenovo identified a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Lenovo System Interface Foundation software installed on some Windows 10 PCs where a user with local privileges could run arbitrary code with administrator level privileges.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Lenovo Group Ltd. 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.
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
-
support.lenovo.com
/us/en/solutions/LEN_10150
patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/94597
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-8223
- NVD CVE-2016-8223
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