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Case File

CVE-2016-8221

HIGH · CVSS 7 EPSS 0.31%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-01-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2016-8221
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7
EPSS
0.31%

Original Filing — NVD Description

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.