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CVE-2018-16098
In some Lenovo ThinkPads, an unquoted search path vulnerability was found in various versions of the Synaptics Pointing Device driver…
High7.8EPSS 0.40%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- lenovo
Description
In some Lenovo ThinkPads, an unquoted search path vulnerability was found in various versions of the Synaptics Pointing Device driver which could allow unauthorized code execution as a low privilege user.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.40% · top 66% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
Lenovo Group Ltd. · Various ThinkPad products
- affected Various
References (1)
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-24573 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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