Solution Center
CVE-2016-5249
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Permission and access control
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.27%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system. |
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Lenovo Solution Center (LSC) before 3.3.003 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges via vectors involving the LSC.Services.SystemService StartProxy command with a. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. Lenovo Solution Center (LSC) before 3.3.003 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges via vectors involving the LSC.Services.SystemService StartProxy command with a named pipe created in advance and crafted .NET assembly. Affected products include: Lenovo Solution Center. Version information: before 3.3.003.
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
Lenovo Solution Center (LSC) before 3.3.003 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges via vectors involving the LSC.Services.SystemService StartProxy command with a named pipe created in advance and crafted .NET assembly.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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