Is CVE-2020-8342 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-8342 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-8342?

CVE-2020-8342 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-8342?

CVE-2020-8342 has an EPSS score of 0.22% (12th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8342?

Upgrade Lenovo System Update to 5.07.0106 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-8342

HIGH

7.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A race condition vulnerability was reported in Lenovo System Update prior to version 5.07.0106 that could allow escalation of privilege.

CWE-367TOCTOU Race Condition CWE-362Race Condition

How to fix

Remediation Available

Lenovo System UpdateWindows application

Affected:5.07.0106Fixed in:5.07.0106Lenovo

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.22%probability of exploitation in 30 days

12thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 12% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

support.lenovo.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.