CVE-2025-2502 Privilege escalation in PC Manager

High 8.5 Published 30 May 2025 Updated 26 Feb 2026

A local attacker can elevate privileges due to improper default permissions in Lenovo PC Manager.

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-2025-2502?

CVE-2025-2502 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo PC Manager, published on 30 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An improper default permissions vulnerability was reported in Lenovo PC Manager that could allow a local attacker to elevate privileges.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-2502?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Lenovo Pcmanager.

How do I fix CVE-2025-2502?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-2502 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-2502 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-2502 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x3mr-mm28-qg7m.