{"cve":"CVE-2015-2234","nvd":{"published":"2015-05-12T19:59:15.027","modified":"2026-06-17T00:23:47.723","status":"Modified","description":"Race condition in Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) before 5.06.0034 uses world-writable permissions for the update files directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing to an update file after the signature is validated.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-362"],"references":["http://securitytracker.com/id/1032268","http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lsu_privilege","http://www.ioactive.com/pdfs/Lenovo_System_Update_Multiple_Privilege_Escalations.pdf","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74634","http://securitytracker.com/id/1032268"],"products":["lenovo:system_update"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:36:40.444340523+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-2234","score":0.00269,"percentile":0.19128,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}