Vulnerability in Lenovo Xclarity Administrator
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 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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (21.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95417 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN_10605 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8221?
- CVE-2016-8221 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Xclarity Administrator, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-01-12.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8221?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.