CVE-2026-0827
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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.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.9
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-15 13:16:23.097000
Last modified
2026-10-26 21:10:00.170000
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