CVE-2016-8221 json
Privilege Escalation in Lenovo XClarity Administrator earlier than 1.2.0, if LXCA is used to manage rack switches or chassis with embedded…
published 2017-01-12 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-9069
- cvss
- 7.0
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 1.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Lenovo Group Ltd. XClarity Administrator (LXCA)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
-
support.lenovo.com
/us/en/product_security/LEN_10605
patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/95417
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-8221
- NVD CVE-2016-8221
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