CVE-2016-8221

low-risk
Published 2017-01-12

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.06% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.0/10 High
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Lenovo

References (4)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95417
Patch https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN_10605
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95417
Patch https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN_10605
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal