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CVE-2026-0827: Lenovo Diagnostics · Link Following

Affects Lenovo DiagnosticsSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium : upgrade to 5.26.0 when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 11% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 5.26.0, 4.7.1.4
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

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Apr 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: evidence found.

    Public exploit code: GitHub proofs of concept

  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), GitHub proofs of concept, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Diagnostics to 5.26.0; Vantage to 4.7.1.4.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LenovoDiagnosticsAffected
  • <5.26.0
Fixed in
  • 5.26.0
LenovoVantageAffected
  • <4.7.1.4
Fixed in
  • 4.7.1.4

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, limit local user privileges to trusted users only and monitor for unusual local activity related to Lenovo Diagnostics or HardwareScanAddin. Avoid running these components with elevated privileges unless necessary.

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.

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