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CVE-2022-3699

high

Description

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.

References

https://securelist.com/vulnerabilities-and-exploits-in-q1-2025/116624/

https://blog.talosintelligence.com/exploring-vulnerable-windows-drivers/

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-94532

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-102365

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-10-25

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04284