CVE-2024-33582
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 Service Framework 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 confidenceLenovo Service Framework contains a DLL hijacking vulnerability where the application loads a DLL from an attacker-controllable location without proper path validation. A local attacker can place a malicious DLL in the search path, causing the Service Framework to execute arbitrary code with elevated (SYSTEM) privileges when the service starts or is invoked.
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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 Service Framework is installedOpen Windows Services (services.msc) and look for a service named 'Lenovo Service Framework' or similar Lenovo service. Alternatively, check Program Files for Lenovo utility folders.Affected if The Lenovo Service Framework service or application is present on the system
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Locate the vulnerable DLL loading pathUse Process Monitor (from Sysinternals) to capture DLL load events for the Lenovo Service Framework process. Filter by Path and look for DLLs loaded from directories outside the application installation folder.Affected if DLLs are being loaded from user-writable directories such as the application directory, system PATH, or temp folders
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Check if the DLL search path is user-writableReview the DLL paths identified in the previous step. For each path, right-click the folder in File Explorer, go to Properties, then Security, and verify if standard users have Write or Modify permissions.Affected if Any directory in the DLL search path grants write access to non-privileged users
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Verify service runs with elevated privilegesIn Services, right-click the Lenovo Service Framework service, select Properties, and check the 'Log on as' account. Confirm if it runs as Local System or another privileged account.Affected if The service runs as Local System or another high-privilege account
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Confirm exploitability via path permissionAs a standard user, attempt to create a file named similarly to common DLLs (such as a DLL with a generic name like 'version.dll' or '.dll') in the identified writable path.Affected if A non-privileged user can successfully place files in the DLL loading directory
A user is affected if Lenovo Service Framework is installed AND loads DLLs from directories writable by non-privileged users, allowing local privilege escalation to SYSTEM.
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 dataRemove or secure the vulnerable DLL path from user-writable locations, or update Lenovo Service Framework to the latest version which should contain the proper DLL loading fix.
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