CVE-2026-0827 Path traversal in Diagnostics
A local authenticated user can perform arbitrary file writes with elevated privileges during installation or hardware scans in Lenovo Diagnostics and 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-2026-0827?
CVE-2026-0827 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Lenovo Diagnostics, published on 15 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
During an internal security assessment, a potential vulnerability was discovered in Lenovo Diagnostics and the HardwareScanAddin used in Lenovo Vantage that, during installation or when using hardware scan, could allow a local authenticated user to perform an arbitrary file write with elevated privileges.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0827?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Lenovo Diagnostics, Lenovo Hardware Scan.
How do I fix CVE-2026-0827?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-0827 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-2026-0827 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0827 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Lenovo Diagnostics
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2mv9-v6q7-x773.