Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-89061 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-89061 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-89061?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 11 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Lenovo PC Manager.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-89061?
- 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.
- How is CVE-2026-89061 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-89061?
- Check whether you run Lenovo PC Manager. 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.
Technical details
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Lenovo PC Manager allows local attackers to elevate their privileges. The vulnerability requires local access and no authentication bypass; an attacker with standard user privileges can exploit a flaw in the application to gain administrative access to the system.
Affected products
- Lenovo PC Manager
Timeline
- 2026-11-11: disclosed