CVE-2026-1716
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 input validation vulnerability was reported in the DeviceSettingsSystemAddin used in Lenovo Vantage and Lenovo Baiying that could allow a local authenticated user to delete arbitrary registry keys with elevated privileges.
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 confidenceThis is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Lenovo Vantage and Lenovo Baiying's DeviceSettingsSystemAddin component. The application fails to properly validate input before using it in operations that delete Windows registry keys, allowing an authenticated local user to delete arbitrary registry keys with elevated system privileges.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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< 1.0.8.15CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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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Verify Lenovo Vantage installationCheck if Lenovo Vantage is installed by looking for the application in Programs and Features, or by searching for the Lenovo Vantage executable in the program files directory.Affected if Lenovo Vantage is present on the system
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Determine installed Lenovo Vantage versionRight-click on Lenovo Vantage in Programs and Features and select Properties, or check the version information of the main executable file.Affected if The installed version is lower than 1.0.8.15
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Check for DeviceSettingsSystemAddin componentLook for the DeviceSettingsSystemAddin component within the Lenovo Vantage installation directory or in the Windows Registry under the Lenovo Vantage application keys.Affected if The DeviceSettingsSystemAddin component is present and loaded by the application
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Verify authenticated user accessConfirm that standard local users have the ability to interact with Lenovo Vantage functionality that handles registry operations.Affected if Authenticated local users can trigger the vulnerable code path in Lenovo Vantage
A system is affected if Lenovo Vantage is installed with a version below 1.0.8.15 and the DeviceSettingsSystemAddin component is present, allowing authenticated local users to potentially delete arbitrary registry keys.
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 · scoped1.0.8.15
Apply vendor-provided patches for Lenovo Vantage and Lenovo Baiying when available. Until then, restrict local user access to these applications and monitor for suspicious registry modifications.
1.0.8.15 or later
- Open Lenovo Vantage application
- Navigate to Settings or About section
- Check current version is at least 1.0.8.15
- If version is below 1.0.8.15, navigate to the application update feature or check Lenovo Support website for latest version
- Download and install Lenovo Vantage version 1.0.8.15 or later
- Restart the application and verify version 1.0.8.15 or higher is installed
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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