Lenovo Vantage Addin Lets Local Auth'd User Escalate Priv & Modify Reg
CVE-2026-1715 Published on March 11, 2026
An input validation vulnerability was reported in the DeviceSettingsSystemAddin used in Lenovo Vantage and Lenovo Baiying that could allow a local authenticated user to modify arbitrary registry keys with elevated privileges.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-1715 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 have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity and availability.
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-2026-1715 has been classified to as an Argument Injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-1715
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Affected Versions
Lenovo Vantage:- Before 1.0.8.15 is affected.
- Before 1.0.8.15 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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