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CVE-2016-8223· NVD / CVE Program· CNA lenovo

During an internal security review, Lenovo identified a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Lenovo System Interface Foundation softw

During an internal security review, Lenovo identified a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Lenovo System Interface Foundation software installed on some Windows 10 PCs where a user with local privileges could run arbitrary code with administrator level privileges.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Nov 29, 2016
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 21th percentile
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Action score

31

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
lenovosystem interface foundation
microsoftwindows 10

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • lenovo system interface foundationup to 1.0.66.0 inclusive

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (lenovo). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Lenovo Group Ltd. All ThinkPad, ThinkCentre, ThinkStation and Lenovo-branded systems preloaded with the Windows 10 operating system, or any system running Lenovo Companion, Lenovo Settings, or Lenovo ID.

    • 1.0.66.0 and earlieraffected

Same product

lenovo: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2019-6186A potential vulnerability was reported in Lenovo System Interface Foundation versions before v1.1.18.3 that could allow an authenticated use
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2020-8319A privilege escalation vulnerability was reported in Lenovo System Interface Foundation prior to version 1.1.19.3 that could allow an authen
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2020-8318A privilege escalation vulnerability was reported in the LenovoSystemUpdatePlugin for Lenovo System Interface Foundation prior to version th
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2019-6189A potential vulnerability was reported in Lenovo System Interface Foundation versions before v1.1.18.3 that could allow an administrative us
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2021-3969A Time of Check Time of Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability was reported in IMController, a software component of Lenovo System Interface Foundation,
    29Monitor
  • CVE-2021-3922A race condition vulnerability was reported in IMController, a software component of Lenovo System Interface Foundation, prior to version 1.
    29Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-284 · Improper Access Control

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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