---
id: CVE-2026-0827
title: >-
  During an internal security assessment, a potential vulnerability was
  discovered in Lenovo Diagnostics and the HardwareScanAddin used in Lenovo
  Vantage that, during installation or when using hardware scan, could allow a
  local authentica…
summary: >-
  During an internal security assessment, a potential vulnerability was
  discovered in Lenovo Diagnostics and the HardwareScanAddin used in Lenovo
  Vantage that, during installation or when using hardware scan, could allow a
  local authentica…
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-59
vendor: lenovo
product: diagnostics
affected:
  - diagnostics < 5.26.0
  - hardware_scan < 4.7.1.4
patched:
  - diagnostics 5.26.0
  - hardware_scan 4.7.1.4
published: '2026-04-15'
updated: '2026-08-24'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0827'
references:
  - url: 'https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-210693'
    label: psirt@lenovo.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00212
epssPercentile: 0.1182
ingestedAt: '2026-08-24T18:09:09.940Z'
exploits:
  github: 1
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/ZeroMemoryEx/CVE-2026-0827'
  checkedAt: '2026-09-24T07:52:56.279Z'
exploitAvailable: true
---

## Overview

During an internal security assessment, a potential vulnerability was discovered in Lenovo Diagnostics and the HardwareScanAddin used in Lenovo Vantage that, during installation or when using hardware scan, could allow a local authenticated user to perform an arbitrary file write with elevated privileges.

## Affected

- `diagnostics < 5.26.0`
- `hardware_scan < 4.7.1.4`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `diagnostics 5.26.0`
- `hardware_scan 4.7.1.4`