7.0high
CVE-2016-8221
Privilege Escalation in Lenovo XClarity Administrator earlier than 1.2.0, if LXCA is used to manage rack switches or chassis with embedded…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.0
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 23%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Privilege Escalation in Lenovo XClarity Administrator earlier than 1.2.0, if LXCA is used to manage rack switches or chassis with embedded input/output modules (IOMs), certain log files viewable by authenticated users may contain passwords for internal administrative LXCA accounts with temporary passwords that are used internally by LXCA code.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.30% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 1.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Lenovo Group Ltd. XClarity Administrator (LXCA)
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/95417 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- support.lenovo.com /us/en/product_security/LEN_10605 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-8221
- NVD: CVE-2016-8221
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