RCE in Lenovo Hx1021 Edge Certified Node 3yr (Thinkagile) Xcc

CVE-2024-8278

A privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in XCC that could allow a valid, authenticated XCC user with elevated privileges to perform command injection via specially crafted IPMI commands.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.011 (61.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8278?
CVE-2024-8278 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Hx1021 Edge Certified Node 3yr (Thinkagile) Xcc, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-09-13.
How severe is CVE-2024-8278?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-8278 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.