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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-3699

lenovo diagnostics Out-of-bounds Write

Published Dec 19, 2024 · catalog updated Dec 19, 2024 · lenovo diagnostics Out-of-bounds Write

Patch now

CVE-2022-3699 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm lenovo diagnostics Out-of-bounds Write against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (lenovo diagnostics Out-of-bounds Write).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
4.25%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor lenovo diagnostics

A privilege escalation vulnerability was reported in the Lenovo HardwareScanPlugin prior to version 1.3.1.2 and Lenovo Diagnostics prior to version 4.45 that could allow a local user to execute code with elevated privileges.

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  • vendor lenovo diagnosticsversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2022-3699

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2022-3699 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm lenovo diagnostics Out-of-bounds Write against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 4.25%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 19, 2024 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    A privilege escalation vulnerability was reported in the Lenovo HardwareScanPlugin prior to version 1.3.1.2 and Lenovo Diagnostics prior to version 4.45 that could allow a local user to execute code with elevated privileges.

  2. Dec 19, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-3699

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-3699

    30-day exploitation probability 4.2%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-3699

    A privilege escalation vulnerability was reported in the Lenovo HardwareScanPlugin prior to version 1.3.1.2 and Lenovo Diagnostics prior to version 4.45 that could allow a local user to execute code with elevated privileges.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.