EIP-2026-117415

PRE-CVE

Lenovo ThinkVantage Communications Utility 3.0.42.0 - Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-117415. PoCs published by Joey Lane.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a technical writeup detailing an unquoted service path privilege escalation vulnerability in Lenovo ThinkVantage Communications Utility. The vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges by placing a malicious executable in the service path, which gets executed with elevated privileges upon service restart.

Description

Lenovo ThinkVantage Communications Utility 3.0.42.0 - Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Joey Lane · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40585

This is a technical writeup detailing an unquoted service path privilege escalation vulnerability in Lenovo ThinkVantage Communications Utility. The vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges by placing a malicious executable in the service path, which gets executed with elevated privileges upon service restart.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Lenovo ThinkVantage Communications Utility version 3.0.42.0
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Ability to place an executable in the service path
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026