CVE-2025-8098

Local privilege escalation through improper permissions

Published Aug 18, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Improper permissions in Lenovo PC Manager before 5.1.120.7041 allow local users to escalate privileges on affected Windows PCs. Lenovo has not disclosed which installed resource carries the incorrect permission or what unauthorized operation becomes possible. A low-privileged local account is required, and successful exploitation grants higher privileges without user interaction.

CVSS severity8.5
High
EPSS probability0.12%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper permissions in Lenovo PC Manager before 5.1.120.7041 allow local users to escalate privileges on affected Windows PCs. Lenovo has not disclosed which installed resource carries the incorrect permission or what unauthorized operation becomes possible. A low-privileged local account is required, and successful exploitation grants higher privileges without user interaction.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-8098
Published
Aug 18, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Lenovo
Product
Lenovo PC Manager
Classifications
CWE-276, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 18, 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 <5.1.120.7041

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Lenovo · Lenovo PC Managerversion=0 <5.1.120.7041

Published CVSS scores

7.8LenovoCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 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

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