High severity · published Aug 13, 2026
CVE-2026-12036
An improper link following vulnerability was reported in the VantageCoreAddin for Lenovo Vantage and Lenovo Commercial Vantage that could allow a local authenticated user to…
7.1
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An improper link following vulnerability was reported in the VantageCoreAddin for Lenovo Vantage and Lenovo Commercial Vantage that could allow a local authenticated user to perform an arbitrary file deletion with elevated privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 5% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VA
Vantage · Lenovo
before 1.1.0.51 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12036
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12036
support.lenovo.com
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-223723
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