CVE-2024-33579
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 · uneditedA DLL hijack vulnerability was reported in Lenovo Baiying that could allow a local attacker to execute code with elevated 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 confidenceA DLL hijacking vulnerability exists in Lenovo Baiying where the application loads dynamic link libraries from an insecure search path. A local attacker can place a malicious DLL in a location where the application will load it, achieving code execution with elevated privileges due to the application running with higher integrity levels.
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CVSS 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:3.1/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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Identify if Lenovo Baiying is installedCheck common installation paths such as C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Baiying or C:\Program Files (x86)\Lenovo\Baiying. Also check the Windows Programs and Features list or registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for an entry named 'Lenovo Baiying' or similar.Affected if Lenovo Baiying is found installed on the system
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Determine the installed version of Lenovo BaiyingLocate the main executable (typically Baiying.exe or similar) in the installation directory. Right-click the executable, select Properties, and check the File Version field. Alternatively, query the registry key under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\Baiying\Version or HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Lenovo\Baiying\Version if present.Affected if The installed version is unknown or within any version range provided by Lenovo security advisories for CVE-2024-33579
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Verify if the application runs with elevated privilegesStart Lenovo Baiying and check the process properties in Task Manager. Under the Details tab, check if the process integrity level is listed as 'High' or 'System' in the UAC column, or use Sysinternal's Process Explorer to view the process token and verify the integrity level.Affected if The Lenovo Baiying process runs with High or System integrity level, enabling privilege escalation potential
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Inspect DLL loading behaviorUse Process Monitor (ProcMon) from Sysinternals to capture DLL load events when Lenovo Baiying starts. Set a filter for Path ending with .dll and Process Name containing Baiying. Check if any DLLs are loaded from directories writable by standard users, such as the application directory or current working directory.Affected if DLLs are being loaded from directories outside the secure Windows\System32 path, indicating insecure search path usage
If Lenovo Baiying is installed and runs with elevated (High or System) integrity level while loading DLLs from insecure paths, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2024-33579 DLL hijacking.
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 dataImplement secure DLL loading by using fully qualified paths, removing unsafe DLL search paths, and leveraging the SetDllDirectory API to restrict DLL loading to trusted directories. Verify the vendor patch and apply it once available.
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