CVE-2025-8421
An improper default permission vulnerability was reported in Lenovo Dock Manager that, under...
An improper default permission vulnerability was reported in Lenovo Dock Manager that, under certain conditions during installation, could allow an authenticated local user to redirect log files with elevated privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An improper default permission vulnerability was reported in Lenovo Dock Manager that, under certain conditions during installation, could allow an authenticated local user to redirect log files with elevated privileges.
- Record
CVE-2025-8421- CVSS 4.0
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-131934
An improper default permission vulnerability was reported in Lenovo Dock Manager that, under certain conditions during installation, could allow an authenticated local user to redirect log files with elevated privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2025-131934- CVSS 4.0
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-579w-6rqj-43gc
An improper default permission vulnerability was reported in Lenovo Dock Manager that, under...
An improper default permission vulnerability was reported in Lenovo Dock Manager that, under certain conditions during installation, could allow an authenticated local user to redirect log files with elevated privileges.
- Record
GHSA-579w-6rqj-43gc- CVSS 4.0
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An improper default permission vulnerability was reported in Lenovo Dock Manager that, under certain conditions during installation, could allow an authenticated local user to redirect log files with elevated privileges.
- Record
CVE-2025-8421- CVSS 4.0
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-8421 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.2) in Lenovo Dock Manager, published November 12, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.11%, the 1st percentile. No source names a fixed version.