CVE-2025-13154 Path traversal in Vantage
An authenticated local user can delete arbitrary files with elevated privileges via improper link following in Lenovo Vantage.
- 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-2025-13154?
CVE-2025-13154 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Lenovo Vantage, published on 14 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An improper link following vulnerability was reported in the SmartPerformanceAddin for Lenovo Vantage that could allow an authenticated local user to perform an arbitrary file deletion with elevated privileges.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13154?
How do I fix CVE-2025-13154?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13154 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-13154 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13154 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6cmg-j379-64rm.