CVE-2026-14256: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read in Lenovo E16 Gen 2 (Type 21M5, 21M6) Laptops (ThinkPad) ELAN TrackPoint Device Driver for Windows 11 (Version 23H2 or later) - ThinkPad
ELAN reported a potential out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the ELAN TrackPoint driver that, under certain circumstances, could allow a local authenticated user to cause a system crash.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-14256 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the ELAN TrackPoint driver used in Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 2 laptops (Type 21M5, 21M6) running Windows 11 version 23H2 or later. The flaw allows a local authenticated user to trigger a system crash by causing the driver to read memory outside its intended bounds. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-125 and has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 5.7, indicating medium severity. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently provided, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
A local authenticated user can exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service by crashing the system. There is no indication of privilege escalation, code execution, or data disclosure from the available information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, limit local access to trusted users and monitor for unusual system crashes related to the ELAN TrackPoint driver.
CVE-2026-14256: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read in Lenovo E16 Gen 2 (Type 21M5, 21M6) Laptops (ThinkPad) ELAN TrackPoint Device Driver for Windows 11 (Version 23H2 or later) - ThinkPad
Description
ELAN reported a potential out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the ELAN TrackPoint driver that, under certain circumstances, could allow a local authenticated user to cause a system crash.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.7medium
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-14256 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the ELAN TrackPoint driver used in Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 2 laptops (Type 21M5, 21M6) running Windows 11 version 23H2 or later. The flaw allows a local authenticated user to trigger a system crash by causing the driver to read memory outside its intended bounds. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-125 and has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 5.7, indicating medium severity. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently provided, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
A local authenticated user can exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service by crashing the system. There is no indication of privilege escalation, code execution, or data disclosure from the available information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, limit local access to trusted users and monitor for unusual system crashes related to the ELAN TrackPoint driver.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- lenovo
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-30T15:39:02.492Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a7ddec3bf8831d5395cfc11
Added to database: 08/13/2026, 15:12:03 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 15:59:54 UTC
Last updated: 08/13/2026, 19:06:03 UTC
Views: 5
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