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CVE-2026-0827
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-04-15 · updated 2026-10-26
- Weakness: CWE-59
Description
During an internal security assessment, a potential vulnerability was discovered in Lenovo Diagnostics and the HardwareScanAddin used in Lenovo Vantage that, during installation or when using hardware scan, could allow a local authenticated user to perform an arbitrary file write with elevated privileges.
Affected products
- Lenovo Diagnostics: before 5.26.0 — fixed in 5.26.0
- Lenovo Vantage HardwareScan Plugin: before 4.7.1.4 — fixed in 4.7.1.4
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Lenovo Diagnostics 5.26.0; Lenovo Vantage HardwareScan Plugin 4.7.1.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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