Lenovo Elliptic Labs Virtual Lock Sensor Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in the Elliptic Labs Virtual Lock Sensor, allowing local, authenticated users to gain elevated rights. This issue arises from incorrect permissions within the application.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized privilege escalation, allowing users to gain elevated rights or access within the system.

Remediation

Users are advised to update to the latest version of the Elliptic Labs Virtual Lock Sensor or the specified minimum fixed version for their Lenovo ThinkPad model. Instructions for downloading the appropriate version can be found on the Lenovo Drivers & Software support site.

Added: Jul 17, 2025, 8:52 PM
Updated: Jul 17, 2025, 10:03 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
0.0
impact
5.0
exploitability
3.3
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.3
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.8

Our algorithm analyzes dozens of metrics to generate these 8 key vulnerability categories, which are then combined to calculate the overall risk score.