DLL Hijacking in Lenovo App Store & Browser enabling local code exec
CVE-2025-12046 Published on December 10, 2025
A DLL hijacking vulnerability was reported in the Lenovo App Store and Lenovo Browser applications that could allow a local authenticated user to execute code with elevated privileges under certain conditions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-12046 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a DLL preloading Vulnerability?
The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.
CVE-2025-12046 has been classified to as a DLL preloading vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-12046
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Affected Versions
Lenovo App Store:- Before 9.0.2530.1027 is affected.
- Before 9.0.6.11071 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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