CVE-2025-12046 Privilege escalation in App Store
Local attackers can exploit DLL hijacking in Lenovo App Store and Browser to execute code with elevated privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-12046?
CVE-2025-12046 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo App Store, published on 10 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12046?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12046?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12046 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-12046 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12046 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-82hr-h35p-vq5v.