CVE-2018-16098
What it is
In some Lenovo ThinkPads, an unquoted search path vulnerability was found in various versions of the Synaptics Pointing Device driver which could allow unauthorized code execution as a low privilege user.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-428
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Lenovo Synaptics Thinkpad Ultranav Driver 18.0.7.119
- Lenovo Synaptics Thinkpad Ultranav Driver 19.5.19.33
- Lenovo Synaptics Thinkpad Ultranav Driver 19.0.17.140
- Lenovo Synaptics Thinkpad Ultranav Driver 19.3.4.219
- Lenovo Synaptics Thinkpad Ultranav Driver 16.2.19.23
- Lenovo Synaptics Thinkpad Ultranav Driver 18.1.27.42
- Lenovo Thinkpad Helix Firmware
- Lenovo Thiankpad l430 Firmware
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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