Medium severity · published Jul 16, 2026
CVE-2026-6511
During an internal security assessment, a potential improper access control vulnerability was discovered in Lenovo Smart Connect for Windows that could allow a local authenticated…
5.5
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
During an internal security assessment, a potential improper access control vulnerability was discovered in Lenovo Smart Connect for Windows that could allow a local authenticated user to access files owned by a different user on the same system.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SC
Smart Connect · Lenovo
before 09.0.2.003.000 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6511
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6511
support.lenovo.com
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-218281
www.lenovo.com
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/software/smart-connect
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