Is CVE-2022-3699 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-3699 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-3699?

CVE-2022-3699 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-3699?

CVE-2022-3699 has an EPSS score of 4.28% (90th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3699?

Upgrade diagnostics to 4.45.0 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-3699

HIGHEPSS 90th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

diagnosticsNVD

Affected:< 4.45.0Fixed in:4.45.0CVE-2022-3699derived from NVD

hardwarescan addinNVD

Affected:< 2.4.1.1Fixed in:2.4.1.1CVE-2022-3699derived from NVD

hardwarescan pluginNVD

Affected:< 1.3.1.2Fixed in:1.3.1.2CVE-2022-3699derived from NVD

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 InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

4.28%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix

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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.