Vulnerability · Published Apr 15, 2026 · Assigned by lenovo
CVE-2026-0827
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Diagnostics from Lenovo. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Lenovo | Diagnostics | 0 – before 5.26.0 |
| Lenovo | Vantage | 0 – before 4.7.1.4 |
Weakness: CWE-59 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H