# CVE-2025-8486: A potential vulnerability was reported in PC Manager that could allow a local authenticated user to execute code with elevated privileges.

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-8486-a-potential-vulnerability-was-reported-in-pc-manager-that-could  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-10-15  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-8486 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.8 · Published 2025-10-15

A potential vulnerability was reported in PC Manager that could allow a local authenticated user to execute code with elevated privileges.

Technologies: [Lenovo Pcmanager](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pcmanager). Vendors: [Lenovo](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/lenovo).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-8486 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-8486 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-8486?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 15 October 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Lenovo Pcmanager. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-8486?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-8486?** Check whether you run Lenovo Pcmanager. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Lenovo Pcmanager

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