CVE-2025-10581

Local privilege escalation via DLL search hijacking

Published Oct 15, 2025 · Updated Oct 15, 2025

DLL search-path hijacking in Lenovo PC Manager before 5.1.140.9262 allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges. Lenovo identifies an uncontrolled DLL search-path element but has not disclosed the affected executable, DLL name, or writable directory searched. A locally authenticated, low-privilege account is required; successful exploitation runs attacker-supplied code with elevated privileges.

CVSS severity8.5
High
EPSS probability0.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

DLL search-path hijacking in Lenovo PC Manager before 5.1.140.9262 allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges. Lenovo identifies an uncontrolled DLL search-path element but has not disclosed the affected executable, DLL name, or writable directory searched. A locally authenticated, low-privilege account is required; successful exploitation runs attacker-supplied code with elevated privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-10581
Published
Oct 15, 2025
Updated
Oct 15, 2025
Vendor
Lenovo
Product
Lenovo PC Manager
Classifications
CWE-427, CAPEC-471, T1574.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <5.1.140.9262

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Lenovo · Lenovo PC Managerversion=0 <5.1.140.9262

Published CVSS scores

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
7.8Lenovo Group Ltd.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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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-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CAPEC-471Search Order Hijacking
T1574.001DLL Search Order Hijacking

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