What is CVE-2018-16093?

CVE-2018-16093 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Lxci For VMware, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-11-30.

How severe is CVE-2018-16093?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Lenovo Lxci For VMware

CVE-2018-16093

In versions prior to 5.5, LXCI for VMware allows an authenticated user to write to any system file due to insufficient sanitization during the upload of a backup file.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2018-11-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 52.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Lenovo Lxci For VMware — versions unspecified
Lenovo Xclarity Integrator

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-23800 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16093?: CVE-2018-16093 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Lxci For VMware, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-11-30.
How severe is CVE-2018-16093?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.