CVE-2022-3699 json
A privilege escalation vulnerability was reported in the Lenovo HardwareScanPlugin prior to version 1.3.1.2 and Lenovo Diagnostics prior to…
published 2023-10-24 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-43057
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.2%
- EPSS 4.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
- public exploits
- 1
- Metasploit
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- Lenovo HardwareScanPlugin 1.3.1.2
- Lenovo Diagnostics 4.45
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/local/cve_2022_3699_lenovo_diagnostics_driver)
- Published
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
4.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/windows/local/cve_2022_3699_lenovo_diagnostics_driver Lenovo Diagnostics Driver IOCTL memmove metasploit exploit, good rank, 2022-11-09
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Lenovo HardwareScanPlugin
- Lenovo Diagnostics
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
-
support.lenovo.com
/us/en/product_security/LEN-94532
vendor-advisory
-
support.lenovo.com
/us/en/product_security/LEN-102365
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-3699
- NVD CVE-2022-3699
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