CVE-2024-4696
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 privilege escalation vulnerability was reported in Lenovo Service Bridge prior to version 5.0.2.17 that could allow operating system commands to be executed if a specially crafted link is visited.
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 Bridge prior to version 5.0.2.17 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability where a specially crafted link can be used to execute operating system commands with elevated privileges.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/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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Verify Lenovo Service Bridge is installedCheck for the presence of Lenovo Service Bridge in the system. On Windows, look in Program Files or Program Files (x86) for a 'Lenovo' folder containing 'Service Bridge', or check the list of installed programs in Add/Remove Programs. On macOS, check /Applications for 'Lenovo Service Bridge.app'.Affected if The application is found on the system, proceed to version check.
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Identify the installed versionOn Windows, right-click the Lenovo Service Bridge executable, select Properties, and view the Version tab. Alternatively, open PowerShell and run: Get-ItemProperty 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Lenovo\Service Bridge\LenovoServiceBridge.exe' | select -ExpandProperty VersionInfo. On macOS, right-click the app, select Get Info, and view the Version field.Affected if A version number is retrieved from the installed application.
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Compare version to the affected rangeTake the retrieved version number and compare it numerically to 5.0.2.17. Version numbers consist of major.minor.build.revision (for example, 5.0.2.16 is earlier than 5.0.2.17).Affected if The installed version is lower than 5.0.2.17, meaning the system is running a vulnerable version.
The system is affected if Lenovo Service Bridge is installed and the version number is less than 5.0.2.17.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpdate Lenovo Service Bridge to version 5.0.2.17 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
Lenovo Service Bridge version 5.0.2.17 or later
- 1. Navigate to the Lenovo Service Bridge download page on Lenovo Support (support.lenovo.com)
- 2. Locate the latest version of Lenovo Service Bridge
- 3. Verify the version is 5.0.2.17 or later
- 4. Download the installer for your operating system
- 5. Close any running instances of Lenovo Service Bridge
- 6. Run the installer and follow the prompts to complete the upgrade
- 7. After installation, verify the version by checking About or the installed software listing
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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