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Lenovo Vantage CVE-2026-12036

| EUVDEUVD-2026-58056 MEDIUM
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (CWE-59)
2026-08-13 lenovo GHSA-f95j-cwmr-fqw7
6.9
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: lenovo
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Vendor (lenovo) PRIMARY
6.9 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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7.1 HIGH

Local attack vector with low-privilege requirement; no confidentiality impact; high integrity and availability from unconstrained elevated-privilege file deletion.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (lenovo).

CVSS VectorVendor: lenovo

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Aug 13, 2026 - 16:18 EUVD
Analysis Generated
Aug 13, 2026 - 16:09 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

An improper link following vulnerability was reported in the VantageCoreAddin for Lenovo Vantage and Lenovo Commercial Vantage that could allow a local authenticated user to perform an arbitrary file deletion with elevated privileges.

AnalysisAI

Arbitrary file deletion with elevated privileges is possible in the VantageCoreAddin component of Lenovo Vantage and Lenovo Commercial Vantage via an improper link following (symlink) attack. A local authenticated user operating with low privileges can exploit this to delete files outside their authorized scope by placing a malicious symbolic or hard link in a path the addin traverses with elevated rights. …

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Exploitation Exploitation requires a local authenticated session with at minimum low-privilege (standard user) access to the target system - this is confirmed by the CVSS 4.0 vector PR:L. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H) yields a score of 6.9, reflecting a local attack with low complexity, low-privilege requirement, no user interaction, and high integrity and availability impact. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation The primary remediation is to apply the vendor-released patch referenced in the Lenovo security advisory at https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-223723. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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