CVE-2015-2219

Exp

Lenovo System Update (formerly ThinkVantage System Update) before 5.06.0034 uses predictable security tokens, which allows local users to gain privileges by sending a valid token with a command to the System Update service (SUService.exe) through an unspecified named pipe.

Published: 2015-05-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-2219 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.15%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-2219

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
41708 exploit_db edb 2015-04-12 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-2219

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 29.58% 4.15% -25.43%
2 2025-05-11 32.28% 29.58% -2.71%
3 2025-03-30 32.28%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-2219

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-2219

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-2219

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
lenovo system_update <= 5.06.0027 cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:system_update:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-2219

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