ThinkPad USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter (part number 4X90E51405) driver, various versions, was found to contain a privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow a local user to execute arbitrary code with administrative or system level privileges
Published Aug 28, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
ThinkPad USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter (part number 4X90E51405) driver, various versions, was found to contain a privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow a local user to execute arbitrary code with administrative or system level privileges.
Affected products
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- Version various versionsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Lenovo Group Ltd. | ThinkPad USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter Driver | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00376) | 29.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00376) | 31.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01102) | 53.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.00% (0.01005) | 17.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.58% (0.00584) | 13.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.58% (0.00584) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100520 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-9896 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100520 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-9896 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.