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TI-2008-03111 Aliases CVE-2008-3249GHSA-m2pg-h6p9-9j46

The client in Lenovo System Update before 3.14 does not properly validate the certificate…

Priority LOW 26CWE-255Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The client in Lenovo System Update before 3.14 does not properly validate the certificate when establishing an SSL connection, which allows remote attackers to install arbitrary packages via an SSL certificate whose X.509 headers match a public certificate used by IBM.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01296 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:thinkvantage_system_update:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.13.0005VulnerableLenovo
cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:thinkvantage_system_update:3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.13VulnerableLenovo
  • cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:thinkvantage_system_update:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.13.0005 Vulnerable ·Lenovo
  • cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:thinkvantage_system_update:3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.13 Vulnerable ·Lenovo

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3249
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m2pg-h6p9-9j46

References

Other 1

Sources

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