// For flags

CVE-2016-8221

 

Severity Score

7.0
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Escalamiento de privilegios en Lenovo XClarity Administrator en versiones anteriores a 1.2.0, si LXCA se utiliza para gestionar switches de rack o chasis con módulos de entrada/salida incrustados (IOM), ciertos archivos de registro visibles por usuarios autenticados pueden contener contraseñas para cuentas administrativas internas LXCA con contraseñas temporales que se utilizan internamente por el código LXCA.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2016-09-16 CVE Reserved
  • 2017-01-12 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Lenovo
Search vendor "Lenovo"
Xclarity Administrator
Search vendor "Lenovo" for product "Xclarity Administrator"
<= 1.1.1
Search vendor "Lenovo" for product "Xclarity Administrator" and version " <= 1.1.1"
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Affected