CVE-2021-3550 Privilege escalation in PCManager

What is CVE-2021-3550?

CVE-2021-3550 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo PCManager, published on 16 Jul 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A DLL search path vulnerability was reported in Lenovo PCManager, prior to version 3.0.500.5102, that could allow privilege escalation.

Weakness: CWE-427

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-3550?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Lenovo Pcmanager.

How do I fix CVE-2021-3550?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-3550 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-3550 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-3550 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Lenovo PCManager

• CVE-2025-10581 Privilege escalation in PC Manager High 8.5
• CVE-2025-8486 Privilege escalation in PC Manager High 8.5
• CVE-2025-8098 Privilege escalation in PC Manager High 8.5
• CVE-2025-2501 Privilege escalation in PC Manager High 8.5
• CVE-2025-2502 Privilege escalation in PC Manager High 8.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-jwfv-jc88-2537.