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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo | HardwareScanPlugin | – < 1.3.1.2 | 1.3.1.2 |
| Lenovo | Diagnostics | – < 4.45 | 4.45 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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Lenovo Diagnostics Driver IOCTL memmove
exploit/windows/local/cve_2022_3699_lenovo_diagnostics_driver
GitHub 3 repositories
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alfarom256/CVE-2022-3699 ★ 179 · Nov 9, 2022
Lenovo Diagnostics Driver EoP - Arbitrary R/W
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estimated1337/lenovo_exec ★ 74 · Dec 25, 2022
CVE-2022-3699 with arbitrary kernel code execution capability
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Eap2468/CVE-2022-3699 ★ 0 · Aug 21, 2024
Proof of Concept exploit for CVE-2022-3699
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.