CVE-2016-1491 describes a critical vulnerability in Lenovo SHAREit for Windows versions prior to 3.2.0. When configured to receive files, the application's Wi-Fi hotspot used a hardcoded password of "12345678", making it trivial for attackers within WLAN range to gain access. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk with an adjacent attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability received some media coverage and community discussion at the time of its disclosure.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:shareit:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.