Incorrect default permissions in Lenovo Dock Manager
Priority LOW 22CWE-276Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An improper default permission vulnerability was reported in Lenovo Dock Manager that, under certain conditions during installation, could allow an authenticated local user to redirect log files with elevated privileges.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0011 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Dock Manager (Lenovo): 1.6.5.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Dock Manager (Lenovo) Fixed in 1.6.5.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-8421
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-579w-6rqj-43gc
References
More Lenovo vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-03639 Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Apache Struts KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-07516 Insecure Platform Key (PK) used in UEFI system firmware signature CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2017-13070 OpenSLP releases in the 1.0.2 and 1.1.0 code streams have a heap-related memory… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-02875 OS command injection in Lenovo Service Framework application CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-01192 Untrusted search path vulnerability in Lenovo Thinkpad Bluetooth with Enhanced Data Rate… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2026-53163 Hard-coded credentials in Lenovo Health Application CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-8421 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-8421 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-579w-6rqj-43gc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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