CVE-2018-9066 describes an authenticated command injection vulnerability in Lenovo xClarity Administrator (LXCA) versions prior to 2.1.0. An authenticated LXCA user can inject parameters into a specific web API call, leading to privileged command execution on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), indicating a network-exploitable flaw with low attack complexity and requiring low privileges, but resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the FAUCET Risk Score of 70/100 suggests a significant potential risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:xclarity_administrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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