CVE-2016-8235
Privilege escalation in Lenovo Customer Care Software Development Kit (CCSDK) versions earlier...
CVE-2016-8235 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Lenovo Customer Care Software Development Kit, published April 10, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.8 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.42%EPSS, 36th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Privilege escalation in Lenovo Customer Care Software Development Kit (CCSDK) versions earlier than 2.0.16.3 allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Privilege escalation in Lenovo Customer Care Software Development Kit (CCSDK) versions earlier than 2.0.16.3 allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges.
- Record
CVE-2016-8235- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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 ListNo score
Privilege escalation in Lenovo Customer Care Software Development Kit (CCSDK) versions earlier than 2.0.16.3 allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges.
- Record
CVE-2016-8235- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-9083No score
Privilege escalation in Lenovo Customer Care Software Development Kit (CCSDK) versions earlier than 2.0.16.3 allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2016-9083- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7vp9-w5w6-758h
Privilege escalation in Lenovo Customer Care Software Development Kit (CCSDK) versions earlier...
Privilege escalation in Lenovo Customer Care Software Development Kit (CCSDK) versions earlier than 2.0.16.3 allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges.
- Record
GHSA-7vp9-w5w6-758h- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.