Lenovo Solution Center (LSC) before 3.3.003 allows local users to execute arbitrary code…
Priority LOW 35CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Lenovo Solution Center (LSC) before 3.3.003 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges via vectors involving the LSC.Services.SystemService StartProxy command with a named pipe created in advance and crafted .NET assembly.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00638 50th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5249
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x2pv-5g5g-wjrx
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Lenovo Solution Center vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-04377 Information disclosure in Lenovo Solution Center CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-07021 MITRE is populating this ID because it was assigned prior to Lenovo becoming a CNA. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2015-07020 MITRE is populating this ID because it was assigned prior to Lenovo becoming a CNA. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-01721 The backend service process in Lenovo Solution Center (aka LSC) before 3.3.0002 allows… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2015-07019 MITRE is populating this ID because it was assigned prior to Lenovo becoming a CNA. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-04546 The StopProxy command in LSC.Services.SystemService in Lenovo Solution Center before… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2016-5249 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-5249 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x2pv-5g5g-wjrx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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