---
title: "CVE-2026-18994: Lenovo File Manager - Broken Access Control"
description: "Lenovo File Manager Android Application contains an improper authorization vulnerability that allows a local authenticated user to read or modify protected files within the application, exploit requires user authentication."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-18994/
---

# CVE-2026-18994 Lenovo File Manager - Broken Access Control

Lenovo File Manager Android Application contains an improper authorization vulnerability that allows a local authenticated user to read or modify protected files within the application, exploit requires user authentication.

CVSS base score 7.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.10% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18994)

## Details

Type

Broken Access Control

Impact

Information Disclosure, Data Tampering

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Published

10 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-926](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/926.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of Lenovo File Manager Android Application.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18994](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18994)
- [https://iknow.lenovo.com.cn/detail/442247](https://iknow.lenovo.com.cn/detail/442247)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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