CVE-2026-63424

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Improperly Protected Key in Lenovo Dock Manager

Publication date: 2026-08-13

Last updated on: 2026-08-24

Assigner: Lenovo Group Ltd.

Description

During an internal security assessment, an improperly protected key was discovered in Lenovo Dock Manager that could allow a local authenticated user to escalate privileges.

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Published

2026-08-13

Last Modified

2026-08-24

Generated

2026-09-03

AI Q&A

2026-08-13

EPSS Evaluated

2026-09-01

NVD

CVE-2026-63424

EUVD

EUVD-2026-58059

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
lenovo	dock_manager	*

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-261	Obscuring a password with a trivial encoding does not protect the password.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves an improperly protected key in Lenovo Dock Manager that could allow a local authenticated user to escalate their privileges on the system.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability involves an improperly protected key in Lenovo Dock Manager that could allow privilege escalation. Detection would require checking for exposed or insecurely stored keys in the application's configuration or installation directories. Review Lenovo Dock Manager logs and configuration files for unusual access patterns or exposed credentials.

Impact Analysis

A local authenticated user could exploit this flaw to gain higher privileges than intended, potentially allowing them to perform unauthorized actions on the system.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access or privilege escalation, which may violate compliance requirements for data protection and access control in standards like GDPR or HIPAA.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Lenovo Dock Manager to the latest version to address the improperly protected key issue. Remove any exposed keys and restrict local authenticated user access to sensitive configurations.

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