CVE-2026-9046 Privilege escalation in App Store
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code if Lenovo Legion Zone or App Store are installed on a non-system partition due to insecure permissions.
- 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-2026-9046?
CVE-2026-9046 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo App Store, 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
A potential insecure permissions vulnerability was reported in Legion Zone and the Lenovo App Store Windows applications, distributed exclusively in the Chinese market, that when installed on a non‑system partition, could allow a local user to execute arbitrary code.
Weakness: CWE-277
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-9046?
How do I fix CVE-2026-9046?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-9046 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-9046 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-9046 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6j6v-724c-h5fm.