CVE-2015-2219
Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) before 5.06.0034 uses predictable...
Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) before 5.06.0034 uses predictable security tokens, which allows local users to gain privileges by sending a valid token with a command to the System Update service (SUService.exe) through an unspecified named pipe.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) before 5.06.0034 uses predictable security tokens, which allows local users to gain privileges by sending a valid token with a command to the System Update service (SUService.exe) through an unspecified named pipe.
- Record
CVE-2015-2219- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) before 5.06.0034 uses predictable security tokens, which allows local users to gain privileges by sending a valid token with a command to the System Update service (SUService.exe) through an unspecified named pipe.
- Record
CVE-2015-2219- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-2326 No score
Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) before 5.06.0034 uses predictable security tokens, which allows local users to gain privileges by sending a valid token with a command to the System Update service (SUService.exe) through an unspecified named pipe.
- Record
EUVD-2015-2326- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fc78-c6mj-8vjm No score
Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) before 5.06.0034 uses predictable...
Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) before 5.06.0034 uses predictable security tokens, which allows local users to gain privileges by sending a valid token with a command to the System Update service (SUService.exe) through an unspecified named pipe.
- Record
GHSA-fc78-c6mj-8vjm- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Lenovo System Update - Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) | 2015-04-12 |
| Metasploit | Lenovo System Update Privilege Escalation | 2015-04-12 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-2219 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Lenovo System Update, published May 12, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.15%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.