VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-8221

CVSS score7 HIGH

EPSS probability0.30%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-01-12

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Primary references

psirt@lenovo.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
psirt@lenovo.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory