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Missing AuthenticationWeakness · CWE-306

CVE-2026-9045

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-06-10
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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80/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click

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 · unedited
During an internal security assessment, a potential vulnerability was discovered in Lenovo Accessories and Display Manager for Enterprise for Windows that could allow a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code 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 confidence

Lenovo Accessories and Display Manager for Enterprise for Windows contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability where an authenticated local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated (SYSTEM) privileges. The vulnerability likely stems from improper privilege handling or insecure file/registry permissions within the enterprise management software.

MitigationApply vendor-supplied patches or updates for Lenovo Accessories and Display Manager for Enterprise once available. Until then, limit local user access to trusted administrators only and monitor for suspicious process execution.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

CVSS 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 checks

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  1. Verify if Lenovo Accessories and Display Manager for Enterprise is installed
    Open Programs and Features in Control Panel and look for 'Lenovo Accessories and Display Manager for Enterprise' or run 'Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "*Lenovo*Display*Manager*"}' in PowerShell
    Affected if The software is listed as installed on the system
  2. Identify the installed version and compare to vendor advisories
    Right-click the application in Programs and Features to view the version, or check the file version of the main executable in the installation directory (typically under C:\Program Files\Lenovo\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\Lenovo\)
    Affected if The installed version matches ranges cited in Lenovo security advisories for this CVE (if no specific version is known, treat any unpatched install as potentially affected)
  3. Check the service configuration and running status
    Open Services (services.msc) and look for a Lenovo-related service, or run 'sc query type= service state= all' and search for Lenovo entries. Note the service name, binary path, and startup type
    Affected if A Lenovo Display Manager service exists and is set to run automatically or is currently running
  4. Verify the service logon account and binary permissions
    Run 'sc qc <service_name>' to see the binary path, then check file permissions on that executable with 'icacls <path>' - verify which users have Write or Write-Execute permissions to the service binary or its folder
    Affected if The service runs as SYSTEM, LocalSystem, or a privileged account AND non-admin users have write permissions to the service executable or its directory
  5. Check for unquoted service paths that could be exploited
    Run 'sc qc <service_name>' and examine the BINARY_PATH_NAME - if the path contains spaces and is unquoted (e.g., C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Some Tool\app.exe instead of "C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Some Tool\app.exe"), the service is vulnerable to path injection
    Affected if The service binary path is unquoted and contains spaces, allowing an authenticated user to place a malicious executable in an intermediate folder

A system is affected if Lenovo Accessories and Display Manager for Enterprise is installed and the service runs with elevated privileges while exposing weak file permissions or unquoted paths that an authenticated local user could exploit for privilege escalation to SYSTEM.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor-supplied patches or updates for Lenovo Accessories and Display Manager for Enterprise once available. Until then, limit local user access to trusted administrators only and monitor for suspicious process execution.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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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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