CVE-2016-8223

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-8223
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerlenovo
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-11-29 20:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionDuring 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.000340000 probability, percentile 0.099850000 (date 2026-05-10)

Problem Types: CWE-284 | Lenovo System Interface Foundation Privilege Escalation?

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Lenovo System Interface Foundation All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA 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. affected 1.0.66.0 and earlier Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Lenovo System Interface Foundation Privilege Escalation - Lenovo Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.lenovo.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Lenovo System Interface Foundation CVE-2016-8223 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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