CVE-2016-8221

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-8221
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerlenovo
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-12 22:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionPrivilege 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.000570000 probability, percentile 0.176450000 (date 2026-05-11)

Problem Types: CWE-264 | unspecified

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary1.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Lenovo Xclarity Administrator All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Lenovo Group Ltd. XClarity Administrator LXCA affected 1.2.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Lenovo XClarity Administrator CVE-2016-8221 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Temporary Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA) credentials may be exposed - Lenovo Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.lenovo.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
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