Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) before 5.07.0019 allows local users to gain privileges by navigating to (1) "Click here to learn more" or (2) "View privacy policy" within the Tvsukernel.exe GUI application in the context of a temporary administrator account, aka a "local privilege escalation vulnerability."
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8002 Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) before 5.07.0019 allows local users to gain privileges by navigating to (1) "Click here to learn more" or (2) "View privacy policy" within the Tvsukernel.exe GUI application in the context of a temporary administrator account, aka a "local privilege escalation vulnerability."
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:13:30.990Z

Reserved: 2015-11-11T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-8110

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-04-24T06:59:00.540

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2015-8110

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