CVE-2025-6232
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn improper validation vulnerability was reported in Lenovo Vantage that under certain conditions could allow a local attacker to execute code with elevated permissions by modifying specific registry locations.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceLenovo Vantage contains an improper validation vulnerability that allows a local attacker to modify specific Windows registry locations and achieve code execution with elevated privileges. The application fails to adequately validate registry data before using it, enabling privilege escalation from a standard user context.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 20.2506.39.0< 10.2501.20.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Lenovo Vantage versionOpen Windows Settings > Apps > Apps & features, locate 'Lenovo Vantage' or 'Lenovo Commercial Vantage', and note the version number shown. Alternatively, run 'Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -like "*Lenovo*Vantage*"} | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion' in PowerShell.Affected if The installed version is lower than 20.2506.39.0 for Commercial Vantage, or lower than 10.2501.20.0 for standard Vantage.
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Check if Lenovo Vantage service or process is runningOpen Task Manager or run 'Get-Process | Where-Object {$_.ProcessName -like "*LenovoVantage*"}' in PowerShell. Also check services.msc for Lenovo Vantage related services.Affected if The application is currently running. The vulnerability is exploitable only when the application reads the affected registry keys.
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Identify registry keys Lenovo Vantage reads at runtimeMonitor registry access using Process Monitor (Sysinternals) while Lenovo Vantage is running, filtering for registry read operations under HKLM or HKCU. Alternatively, review Lenovo documentation for the specific registry keys the application uses for configuration.Affected if The application reads registry keys that standard users can modify. The vulnerability allows privilege escalation through insufficient validation of these registry values.
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Check standard user write access to Lenovo registry keysUse regedit to navigate to common Lenovo Vantage registry locations (such as HKLM\Software\Lenovo or HKCU\Software\Lenovo) and attempt to modify a key value using a standard user account, or use AccessChk from Sysinternals: 'accesschk.exe -kwr "Lenovo" HKLM\Software' or 'accesschk.exe -kwr "Lenovo" HKCU\Software'.Affected if Standard (non-admin) users have write access to registry keys that Lenovo Vantage reads and uses without proper validation.
You are affected if your installed Lenovo Vantage version is below the affected thresholds AND the application runs while standard users have write access to the registry keys the application reads.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped10.2501.20.020.2506.39.0
Apply vendor-provided patches for Lenovo Vantage when available. In the interim, restrict write access to the affected registry keys to administrators only and monitor for unauthorized changes.
Commercial Vantage 20.2506.39.0+ | Vantage 10.2501.20.0+
- Open Lenovo Vantage and navigate to Help > About to verify current version
- Download the fixed version from Lenovo support: Commercial Vantage 20.2506.39.0 or later, Vantage 10.2501.20.0 or later
- Close any running instances of Lenovo Vantage
- Run the installer for the updated version
- Follow the on-screen installation prompts
- Restart the system or restart Lenovo Vantage service
- Verify the version has been updated by checking Help > About
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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