CVE-2026-12036

HIGHPre-NVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-13. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

An improper link following vulnerability was reported in the VantageCoreAddin for Lenovo Vantage and Lenovo Commercial Vantage that could allow a local authenticated user to perform an arbitrary file deletion with elevated privileges.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
32(Track)
EG Risk 32/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 13, 2026

Last Modified

August 24, 2026

References (1)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-12036(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 20× in last 7d / 96× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-09-20 18:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  3. 2026-09-19 16:59 UTCEG score recompute
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  20. 2026-09-14 01:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  22. 2026-09-13 12:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-12 10:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  6. 2026-09-11 08:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  38. 2026-09-01 13:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  40. 2026-09-01 00:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  44. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-08-30 09:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  50. 2026-08-28 11:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  53. 2026-08-27 14:24 UTCEPSS rescore
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  75. 2026-08-20 03:29 UTCEG score recompute

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-12036?
CVE-2026-12036 is a high vulnerability published on August 13, 2026. An improper link following vulnerability was reported in the VantageCoreAddin for Lenovo Vantage and Lenovo Commercial Vantage that could allow a local authenticated user to perform an arbitrary file deletion with elevated privileges.
When was CVE-2026-12036 disclosed?
CVE-2026-12036 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 13, 2026, with the most recent update on August 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-12036 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-12036 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 98.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-12036?
CVE-2026-12036 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-12036?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-12036, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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