Lenovo Vantage Config File Tampering Allows Local Privilege Escalation
CVE-2025-6231 Published on July 17, 2025
An improper validation vulnerability was reported in Lenovo Vantage that under certain conditions could allow a local attacker to execute code with elevated permissions by modifying an application configuration file.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-6231 can be exploited 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 an Argument Injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs a string for a command to executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string.
CVE-2025-6231 has been classified to as an Argument Injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-6231
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Affected Versions
Lenovo Vantage:- Before 10.2501.20.0 is affected.
- Before 20.2506.39.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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