Medium severity · published Nov 30, 2018
CVE-2018-16097
LXCI for VMware versions prior to 5.5 and LXCI for Microsoft System Center versions prior to 3.5, allow an authenticated user to write to any system file due to insufficient…
6.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
LXCI for VMware versions prior to 5.5 and LXCI for Microsoft System Center versions prior to 3.5, allow an authenticated user to write to any system file due to insufficient sanitization during the upload of a certificate.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XI
Xclarity Integrator · Lenovo
before 3.5; before 5.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16097
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16097
Patch
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-23800
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