EIP-2026-117411

PRE-CVE

Lenovo Hotkey Driver 5.33 - Local Privilege Escalation

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-117411. PoCs published by Chilik Tamir.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a privilege escalation vulnerability in Lenovo Hotkey Driver and Access Connections (v5.33 and earlier) by modifying a registry key to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges via the Fn+F5 hotkey. The provided HTML/ActiveX PoC automates the registry modification to replace the default application with cmd.exe.

Description

Lenovo Hotkey Driver 5.33 - Local Privilege Escalation

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Chilik Tamir · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11663

This exploit demonstrates a privilege escalation vulnerability in Lenovo Hotkey Driver and Access Connections (v5.33 and earlier) by modifying a registry key to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges via the Fn+F5 hotkey. The provided HTML/ActiveX PoC automates the registry modification to replace the default application with cmd.exe.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Lenovo Hotkey Driver and Access Connections <=v5.33
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Physical or local access to modify registry keys · Lenovo/ThinkPad laptop with vulnerable driver version
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026