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CVE-2026-0827 (GCVE-0-2026-0827)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-15 12:27 – Updated: 2026-04-15 13:48
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Summary
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.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-15 13:46 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Lenovo Diagnostics Affected: 0 , < 5.26.0 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:diagnostics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Lenovo Vantage Affected: 0 , < 4.7.1.4 (custom)
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