What is CVE-2016-8233?

CVE-2016-8233 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Xclarity Administrator, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-03-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-8233?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Lenovo Xclarity Administrator

CVE-2016-8233

Log files generated by Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA) versions earlier than 1.2.2 may contain user credentials in a non-secure, clear text form that could be viewed by a non-privileged user.

Published 2017-03-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Lenovo Xclarity Administrator
Lenovo Group Ltd. Xclarity Administrator — versions Earlier than 1.2.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/95992 (vdb-entry)
support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-11635 (Patch, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8233?: CVE-2016-8233 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Xclarity Administrator, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-8233?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.