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CVE-2025-13154 is an improper link following vulnerability in the SmartPerformanceAddin component for Lenovo Vantage on Windows. According to Lenovo, an authenticated local user can exploit the flaw to cause arbitrary file deletion with elevated privileges. Supporting reporting indicates the vulnerable cleanup logic runs as SYSTEM and deletes a directory that is modifiable by a regular user, creating a privileged deletion primitive. Research cited in the provided content further states that this behavior exposed an arbitrary folder deletion condition that could be leveraged for local privilege escalation on Windows 11 by adapting known rollback-based exploitation techniques. In practical terms, the issue stems from privileged deletion of user-influenceable filesystem paths without safely handling links or equivalent redirections, allowing a lower-privileged user to redirect the deletion operation to unintended targets.
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A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Lenovo Vantage’s file cleanup functionality that allowed a regular user to exploit arbitrary folder deletion performed as SYSTEM and gain elevated privileges on Windows 11.
An improper link following vulnerability in SmartPerformanceAddin for Lenovo Vantage that could allow an authenticated local user to delete arbitrary files with elevated privileges, leading to privilege escalation and denial of service impact.
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