Dynamic Power Reduction Utility Vulnerability - US

Lenovo Security Advisory: LEN-25674

Potential Impact: Privilege escalation

Severity: Medium

Scope of Impact: Lenovo-specific

CVE Identifier: CVE-2019-6149

Summary Description:

An unquoted search path vulnerability was identified in Dynamic Power Reduction Utility, affecting ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Machine types: 20KH, 20KG) that could allow a malicious user with local access to execute code with administrative privileges.

Mitigation Strategy for Customers (what you should do to protect yourself):

Update to Dynamic Power Reduction Utility version 2.2.2.0 (or newer) for ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Machine types: 20KH, 20KG).

Acknowledgements:

Lenovo would like to thank Security Advisor Kenni Lund from Improsec for reporting this issue.

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