CVE-2026-63426 Path traversal in Dock Manager

Medium 6.9 Published Updated

An authenticated local user can delete arbitrary files with elevated privileges in Lenovo Dock Manager, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

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-2026-63426?

CVE-2026-63426 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Lenovo Dock Manager, published on 13 Aug 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 Dock Manager 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-2026-63426?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Lenovo Dock Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2026-63426?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-63426 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-2026-63426 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-63426 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2mcq-jg3f-chqr.

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