CVE-2016-8221

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.

• CWE-264

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95417Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN_10605Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95417Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN_10605Patch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Jan 12, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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