CVE-2019-6173
A DLL search path vulnerability could allow privilege escalation in some Lenovo installation...
A DLL search path vulnerability could allow privilege escalation in some Lenovo installation packages, prior to version 1.2.9.3, during installation if an attacker already has administrative privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A DLL search path vulnerability could allow privilege escalation in some Lenovo installation packages, prior to version 1.2.9.3, during installation if an attacker already has administrative privileges.
- Record
CVE-2019-6173- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-15740
A DLL search path vulnerability could allow privilege escalation in some Lenovo installation packages, prior to version 1.2.9.3, during installation if an attacker already has administrative privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2019-15740- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vxgg-fjmf-6j33 No score
A DLL search path vulnerability could allow privilege escalation in some Lenovo installation...
A DLL search path vulnerability could allow privilege escalation in some Lenovo installation packages, prior to version 1.2.9.3, during installation if an attacker already has administrative privileges.
- Record
GHSA-vxgg-fjmf-6j33- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A DLL search path vulnerability could allow privilege escalation in some Lenovo installation packages, prior to version 1.2.9.3, during installation if an attacker already has administrative privileges.
- Record
CVE-2019-6173- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-6173 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Lenovo Installation Packages, published June 9, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.