Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability in Lenovo Diagnostics and HardwareScanAddin
CVE-2026-0827

6.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Lenovo
Status
Diagnostics
Vantage
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 April 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2026-0827?

A potential vulnerability was identified in Lenovo Diagnostics and its associated HardwareScanAddin used in the Lenovo Vantage application. This flaw may allow a local authenticated user to write arbitrary files with elevated privileges during installation or when executing a hardware scan, potentially compromising system integrity and security.

Affected Version(s)

Diagnostics 0 < 5.26.0

Vantage 0 < 4.7.1.4

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2026-0827
Created by ZeroMemoryEx

References

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-210693

CVSS V4

Score:
6.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Lenovo thanks Anas Hadane for subsequently reporting this vulnerability.
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