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.

NVD

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.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
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: Lenovo Browser:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.02%
Percentile
5.30%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.