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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-3745 · published 20 June 2017

CVE-2017-3745: Lenovo xclarity administrator improper authentication vulnerability

Lenovo · Xclarity Administrator

In Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA) before 1.3.0, if service data is downloaded from LXCA, a non-administrative user may have access to password information for users that have previously authenticated to the LXCA's internal LDAP server, including administrative accounts and service accounts with administrative privileges. This is an issue only for users who have used local authentication with LXCA and not remote authentication against external LDAP or ADFS servers.

7.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 0.40% · top 67.3% CWE-287 · Improper authentication
7.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 2.1
0.40%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

In Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA) before 1.3.0, if service data is downloaded from LXCA, a non-administrative user may have access to password information for users that have previously authenticated to the LXCA's internal LDAP server, including administrative accounts and service accounts with administrative privileges. This is an issue only for users who have used local authentication with LXCA and not remote authentication against external LDAP or ADFS servers.

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-13671 PatchVendor Advisory
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-13671 PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-3745), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-16). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.