CVE-2026-1717 Privilege escalation in Baiying
A local authenticated user can terminate arbitrary processes with elevated privileges in Lenovo Vantage and Baiying due to input validation flaws.
- 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-2026-1717?
CVE-2026-1717 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Baiying, published on 11 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An input validation vulnerability was reported in the LenovoProductivitySystemAddin used in Lenovo Vantage and Lenovo Baiying that could allow a local authenticated user to terminate arbitrary processes with elevated privileges.
Weakness: CWE-88
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1717?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lenovo Vantage.
How do I fix CVE-2026-1717?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1717 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-1717 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1717 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Lenovo Baiying
Sources
Also known as GHSA-34px-6wv4-79ch.