What is CVE-2026-12036?

CVE-2026-12036 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Vantage, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-12036?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Lenovo Vantage

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 perform an arbitrary file deletion with elevated privileges.

Published 2026-08-13 · last modified 2026-08-24.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-27.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Lenovo Vantage — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-223723 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-12036?: CVE-2026-12036 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Vantage, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-12036?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.