CVE-2015-4596
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedLenovo Mouse Suite before 6.73 allows local users to run arbitrary code with administrator privileges.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceLenovo Mouse Suite versions before 6.73 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows any local user to execute arbitrary code with administrator-level privileges. This is a classic local attack vector where the software likely lacks proper access control or input validation, enabling an unprivileged user to elevate their permissions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 6.72CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Lenovo Mouse Suite is installedCheck for Lenovo Mouse Suite in installed programs via Control Panel > Programs and Features, or use command: 'Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "*Mouse Suite*"}'Affected if Lenovo Mouse Suite appears in the installed programs list
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Identify installed versionLocate the application executable (typically in Program Files or Program Files x86) and check its properties for the version, or check registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for Lenovo Mouse Suite entryAffected if Version displayed is 6.72 or lower
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Compare version to vulnerability rangeThe affected version range is any Lenovo Mouse Suite version <= 6.72. If your installed version is 6.72 or below, you are within the affected rangeAffected if Installed version is 6.72 or any version below 6.73
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Verify the application runs with elevated privilegesOpen Task Manager, look for Lenovo Mouse Suite related processes (such as TmX or related services), right-click and check 'Run as administrator' status or examine the process token for elevated privilegesAffected if The application or its services run with administrator or SYSTEM level privileges
You are affected if Lenovo Mouse Suite is installed and the identified version is 6.72 or lower, since the vulnerability allows unprivileged local users to execute code with administrator-level privileges.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade Lenovo Mouse Suite to version 6.73 or later to address the vulnerability.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2015-4596 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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