High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 26, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-8227

Description

Privilege escalation vulnerability in Lenovo Transition application used in Lenovo Yoga, Flex and Miix systems running Windows allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges.

Affected products

Lenovo/Transition2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:transition:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:transition:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: all versions
Lenovo/Lenovo Transition applicationllm-create

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-12508nvdMitigationVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/95159nvd

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