# CVE-2026-6511: Missing authorization in Smart Connect

> A local authenticated user can access files owned by other users on the same system due to improper access control in Lenovo Smart Connect.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 16 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8g48-f3xj-wjwv

## What is CVE-2026-6511?

CVE-2026-6511 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Lenovo Smart Connect, published on 16 Jul 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 improper access control vulnerability was discovered in Lenovo Smart Connect for Windows that could allow a local authenticated user to access files owned by a different user on the same system.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-6511?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-6511?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-6511 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-6511 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-6511 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-6511 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-6511 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Lenovo Smart Connect, published on 16 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-6511 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Lenovo Smart Connect. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-6511/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-6511/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6511
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6511
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-6511

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-6511/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.