7.8
HIGH
CVE-2019-6165
Lenovo PaperDisplay Hotkey Service DLL Search Path Escalation
Description

A DLL search path vulnerability was reported in PaperDisplay Hotkey Service version 1.2.0.8 that could allow privilege escalation. Lenovo has ended support for PaperDisplay Hotkey software as the Night light feature introduced in Windows 10 Build 1703 provides similar features.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 19, 2019, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-6165 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Lenovo yoga_700-11isk_firmware
2 Lenovo yoga_700-14isk_firmware
3 Lenovo yoga_700-11isk
4 Lenovo yoga_700-14isk
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-6165.

URL Resource
https://support.lenovo.com/solutions/LEN-27569 Vendor Advisory
https://support.lenovo.com/solutions/LEN-27569 Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-6165 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-6165 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Lenovo Group Ltd. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.lenovo.com/solutions/LEN-27569 No Types Assigned https://support.lenovo.com/solutions/LEN-27569 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-426
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:yoga_700-11isk_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:yoga_700-11isk:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:yoga_700-14isk_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:yoga_700-14isk:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 19, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A DLL search path vulnerability was reported in PaperDisplay Hotkey Service version 1.2.0.8 that could allow privilege escalation. Lenovo has ended support for PaperDisplay Hotkey software as the Night light feature introduced in Windows 10 Build 1703 provides similar features. A DLL search path vulnerability was reported in PaperDisplay Hotkey Service version 1.2.0.8 that could allow privilege escalation. Lenovo has ended support for PaperDisplay Hotkey software as the Night light feature introduced in Windows 10 Build 1703 provides similar features.
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.25187

percentile

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