Lenovo : Security Vulnerabilities, CVEs, Published In 2016 (Gain Privilege)

A vulnerability has been identified in some Lenovo Notebook and ThinkServer systems where an attacker with administrative privileges on a system could install a program that circumvents Intel Management Engine (ME) protections. This could result in a denial of service or privilege escalation attack on the system.

During 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.

A vulnerability has been identified in a signed kernel driver for the BIOS of some ThinkPad systems that can allow an attacker with Windows administrator-level privileges to call System Management Mode (SMM) services. This could lead to a denial of service attack or allow certain BIOS variables or settings to be altered (such as boot sequence). The setting or changing of BIOS passwords is not affected by this vulnerability.

The Wifi hotspot in Lenovo SHAREit before 3.5.48_ww for Android, when configured to receive files, does not require a password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging a position within the WLAN coverage area.