VAR-201701-0353
Vulnerability from variot - Updated: 2025-04-20 23:31Privilege 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. Lenovo XClarity Administrator is prone to a privilege-escalation vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to to gain elevated privileges. Versions prior to Lenovo XClarity Administrator 1.2.0 are vulnerable. Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA) is a set of centralized resource management solutions of China Lenovo (Lenovo). The solution supports simplified infrastructure management, faster server response, and improved Lenovo server system performance. Attackers can use this vulnerability to log in to the LXCA system, download log files, and obtain temporary management passwords and access rights to the LXCA system
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