CVE-2025-2501

Local privilege escalation via untrusted search path

Published May 30, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Untrusted search path handling in Lenovo PC Manager before 5.1.110.5082 allows local users to elevate privileges. Lenovo has not published the affected component, searched resource, or unsafe path operation, so the precise loading sequence is undisclosed. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access without user interaction and grants the privileges held by the affected process.

CVSS severity8.5
High
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Untrusted search path handling in Lenovo PC Manager before 5.1.110.5082 allows local users to elevate privileges. Lenovo has not published the affected component, searched resource, or unsafe path operation, so the precise loading sequence is undisclosed. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access without user interaction and grants the privileges held by the affected process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-2501
Published
May 30, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Lenovo
Product
Lenovo PC Manager
Classifications
CWE-426, CAPEC-38, T1574
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 30, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <5.1.110.5082

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Lenovo · Lenovo PC Managerversion=0 <5.1.110.5082

Published CVSS scores

8.5LenovoCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.8LenovoCVSS: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-426Untrusted Search Path
CAPEC-38Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths
T1574Hijack Execution Flow

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