Lenovo Vantage Improper Link Follow for Privilege Escalation
CVE-2026-15994 Published on August 13, 2026
During an internal security assessment, an improper link following vulnerability was identified in Lenovo Vantage and Lenovo Commercial Vantage that could allow a local authenticated user to execute code with elevated privileges.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-15994 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 have no impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is an insecure temporary file Vulnerability?
The software attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
CVE-2026-15994 has been classified to as an insecure temporary file vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-15994
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Affected Versions
Lenovo Commercial Vantage:- Before 20.2026.20.0 is affected.
- Before 10.2606.12 is affected.