Improper input validation in Lenovo XClarity Administrator
Priority LOW 29CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A valid, authenticated LXCA user with elevated privileges may be able to replace filesystem data through a specifically crafted web API call due to insufficient input validation.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00493 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Lenovo XClarity Administrator (Lenovo): 4.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Lenovo XClarity Administrator (Lenovo) Fixed in 4.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-34421
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ffhh-2385-v666
References
More Lenovo Xclarity Administrator vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-13070 OpenSLP releases in the 1.0.2 and 1.1.0 code streams have a heap-related memory… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-06786 Sensitive information in log files in Lenovo XClarity Administrator CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-02918 XML external entity injection in Lenovo XClarity Administrator CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2018-06582 Improper input validation in Lenovo xClarity Administrator CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-04361 Sensitive information in log files in Lenovo XClarity Administrator CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2018-06580 In Lenovo xClarity Administrator versions earlier than 2.1.0, an authenticated LXCA user… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-34421 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-34421 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ffhh-2385-v666 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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