CVE-2016-8227 json
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Lenovo Transition application used in Lenovo Yoga, Flex and Miix systems running Windows allows local…
published 2017-01-26 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-9075
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Lenovo Transition application used in Lenovo Yoga, Flex and Miix systems running Windows allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges.
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Lenovo Group Ltd. Transition application
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
-
support.lenovo.com
/us/en/product_security/LEN-12508
mitigation, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/95159
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-8227
- NVD CVE-2016-8227
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