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TI-2026-00608 Aliases CVE-2026-0827GHSA-2mv9-v6q7-x773

Link following in Lenovo Diagnostics

Priority LOW 30CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
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

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00212 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Diagnostics (Lenovo): 5.26.0Vantage (Lenovo): 4.7.1.4

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LenovoDiagnosticsbefore 5.26.05.26.0Patch availableCNA
LenovoVantagebefore 4.7.1.44.7.1.4Patch availableCNA
  • Diagnostics VendorLenovo Affected before 5.26.0 Fixed in 5.26.0 Patch available CNA
  • Vantage VendorLenovo Affected before 4.7.1.4 Fixed in 4.7.1.4 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:diagnostics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.26.0VulnerableLenovo
cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:hardware_scan:*:*:*:*:*:lenovo_vantage:*:*before 4.7.1.4VulnerableLenovo
  • cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:diagnostics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.26.0 Vulnerable ·Lenovo
  • cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:hardware_scan:*:*:*:*:*:lenovo_vantage:*:* Versions before 4.7.1.4 Vulnerable ·Lenovo

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Diagnostics (Lenovo) Fixed in 5.26.0
  • Fix · CNA Vantage (Lenovo) Fixed in 4.7.1.4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-0827
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2mv9-v6q7-x773

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-03400 Out-of-bounds write in Lenovo HardwareScanPlugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-06738 Untrusted search path in Lenovo Diagnostics CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-03399 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Lenovo HardwareScanPlugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.4
  • TI-2022-00279 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Lenovo HardwareScanPlugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.4

Sources

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