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CVE-2022-4569

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the ThinkPad Hybrid USB-C with USB-A Dock Firmware Update Tool could allow an attacker with local access to execute code with elevated privileges during the package upgrade or installation.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Lenovo — Thinkpad Hybrid Usb-c With Usb-a Dock Firmware

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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