Lenovo Vantage/Commercial Vantage prior 10.2501.20.0 Configuration File argument injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Lenovo Vantage and Commercial Vantage. This impacts an unknown function of the component Configuration File Handler. This manipulation causes argument injection. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-6231. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Lenovo Vantage and Commercial Vantage and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Configuration File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a argument injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-88. The product constructs a string for a command to be executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An improper validation vulnerability was reported in Lenovo Vantage that under certain conditions could allow a local attacker to execute code with elevated permissions by modifying an application configuration file.

The weakness was released by Bryan Alexander. It is possible to read the advisory at support.lenovo.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-6231 since 06/18/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 10.2501.20.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-21802). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Argument injection
CWE: CWE-88 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Vantage/Commercial Vantage 10.2501.20.0

Timelineinfo

06/18/2025 CVE reserved
07/17/2025 +29 days Advisory disclosed
07/17/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/22/2025 +5 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: lenovo.com

Advisory: support.lenovo.com
Researcher: Bryan Alexander
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-6231 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-6231
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-316831
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/17/2025 21:58
Updated: 07/22/2025 19:13
Changes: 07/17/2025 21:58 (76), 07/17/2025 22:11 (1), 07/22/2025 19:13 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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