CVE-2026-0827 | Lenovo Diagnostics/Vantage prior 5.26.0 link following

VDB-357718 · CVE-2026-0827 · GCVE-0-2026-0827 LENOVO DIAGNOSTICS/VANTAGE PRIOR 5.26.0 LINK FOLLOWING HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 5.6 $0-$5k 2.66+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability was found in Lenovo Diagnostics and Vantage and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to link following. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-0827. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. Detailsinfo A vulnerability has been found in Lenovo Diagnostics and Vantage and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes: 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. The weakness was presented by Anas Hadane. The advisory is available at support.lenovo.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-0827 since 01/09/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. Upgrading to version 5.26.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Productinfo Vendor Lenovo Name Diagnostics Vantage License commercial Website Vendor: https://www.lenovo.com/ CPE 2.3info 🔒 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA CVSS-B Score: 🔒 CNA CVSS-BT Score: 🔒 CNA Vector: 🔒 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6 VulDB Base Score: 4.4 VulDB Temp Score: 4.2 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 7.1 CNA Vector (lenovo): 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Link following CWE: CWE-59 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: Partially Local: Yes Remote: No Availability: 🔒 Status: Not defined Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: Upgrade Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Upgrade: Diagnostics/Vantage 5.26.0 Timelineinfo 01/09/2026 CVE reserved 04/15/2026 +95 days Advisory disclosed 04/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 04/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Vendor: lenovo.com Advisory: support.lenovo.com Researcher: Anas Hadane Status: Confirmed CVE: CVE-2026-0827 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-0827 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-357718 Entryinfo Created: 04/15/2026 16:04 Changes: 04/15/2026 16:04 (75) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:3CC:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸