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CVE-2025-9201VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-9201: Lenovo Browser · Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Affects Lenovo BrowserSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.5 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 Sep 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Lenovo BrowserAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Organizations should prioritize the following mitigations: 1) Monitor for and restrict local user permissions to the minimum necessary, reducing the pool of users who can exploit this vulnerability. 2) Implement application whitelisting and DLL loading restrictions to prevent unauthorized DLLs from being loaded by Lenovo Browser. 3) Use endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools to detect anomalous DLL loading behavior indicative of hijacking attempts. 4) Until an official patch is released by Lenovo, consider disabling or limiting the use of Lenovo Browser in sensitive environments or replacing it with alternative browsers with a stronger security posture. 5) Educate users about the risks of running untrusted code locally and enforce strict controls on software installation and execution. 6) Regularly audit systems for unauthorized DLLs in directories searched by the browser. 7) Stay updated with Lenovo’s security advisories and apply patches promptly once available.

Description

A potential DLL hijacking vulnerability was discovered in Lenovo Browser during an internal security assessment that could allow a local user to execute code with elevated privileges.

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