Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Lenovo XClarity Orchestrator
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-319.
Summary
An internal product security audit of LXCO, prior to version 1.2.2, discovered that optional passwords, if specified, for the Syslog and SMTP forwarders are written to an internal LXCO log file in clear text. Affected logs are captured in the First Failure Data Capture (FFDC) service log. The FFDC service log is only generated when requested by a privileged LXCO user and it is only accessible to the privileged LXCO user that requested the file.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA XClarity Orchestrator (Lenovo) Fixed in 1.2.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Lenovo XClarity Orchestrator 1.2.2
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2021-02382 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Lenovo XClarity OrchestratorPriority LOW 23
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8356
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cxqv-ww34-rc46
References
More Lenovo Xclarity Orchestrator vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-02382 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Lenovo XClarity Orchestrator CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
Sources
- CVE-2020-8356 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-8356 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cxqv-ww34-rc46 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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