CVE-2022-4568
A directory permissions management vulnerability in Lenovo System Update may allow elevation of...
A directory permissions management vulnerability in Lenovo System Update may allow elevation of privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A directory permissions management vulnerability in Lenovo System Update may allow elevation of privileges.
- Record
CVE-2022-4568- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276, CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-51902
A directory permissions management vulnerability in Lenovo System Update may allow elevation of privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2022-51902- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q65r-m36g-g835
A directory permissions management vulnerability in Lenovo System Update may allow elevation of...
A directory permissions management vulnerability in Lenovo System Update may allow elevation of privileges.
- Record
GHSA-q65r-m36g-g835- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A directory permissions management vulnerability in Lenovo System Update may allow elevation of privileges.
- Record
CVE-2022-4568- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- 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-2022-4568 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Lenovo System Update, published May 1, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 8th percentile. No source names a fixed version.