CVE-2025-0886

Local privilege escalation via incorrect default permissions

Published Jul 17, 2025 · Updated Jul 17, 2025

Incorrect default permissions in Lenovo Elliptic Virtual Lock Sensor allow local users with low privileges to escalate privileges. Lenovo has not published which service object, file, directory, or registry key receives the incorrect permissions or how it is abused. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and no user interaction, and successful abuse elevates privileges on the Windows host; no remote exposure is reported.

CVSS severity8.5
High
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect default permissions in Lenovo Elliptic Virtual Lock Sensor allow local users with low privileges to escalate privileges. Lenovo has not published which service object, file, directory, or registry key receives the incorrect permissions or how it is abused. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and no user interaction, and successful abuse elevates privileges on the Windows host; no remote exposure is reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-0886
Published
Jul 17, 2025
Updated
Jul 17, 2025
Vendor
Lenovo
Product
Elliptic Human Presence Detection Device Driver
Classifications
CWE-276, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 17, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1000.100.106.2391
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <1000.100.108.1893
  3. Affected versionversion=0 <1000.100.108.2234
  4. Affected versionversion=0 <1000.100.108.2235
  5. Affected versionversion=0 <1000.100.108.6136
  6. Affected versionversion=0 <1000.100.108.761
  7. Affected versionversion=0 <1000.100.108.774
  8. Affected versionversion=0 <1000.100.108.801
  9. Affected versionversion=0 <1000.100.108.900
  10. Affected versionversion=0 <1000.100.109.82

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Lenovo · Elliptic Human Presence Detection Device Driverversion=0 <1000.100.106.2391; version=0 <1000.100.108.1893; version=0 <1000.100.108.2234; version=0 <1000.100.108.2235; version=0 <1000.100.108.6136; version=0 <1000.100.108.761; version=0 <1000.100.108.774; version=0 <1000.100.108.801; version=0 <1000.100.108.900; version=0 <1000.100.109.82
Lenovo · Elliptic Virtual Lock Sensor Serviceversion=0 <1000.100.108.548; version=0 <1000.100.108.801; version=0 <1000.100.108.858; version=0 <3.2.61209.5
Lenovo · Elliptic Virtual Lock Sensorversion=0 <1000.100.108.761
Lenovo · Elliptic Human Presence Detection Driverversion=0 <1000.100.108.801

Published CVSS scores

7.8Lenovo Group Ltd.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.5Lenovo Group Ltd.CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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