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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-9065 · published 30 July 2018

CVE-2018-9065: Lenovo xclarity administrator cleartext storage of sensitive data vulnerability

Lenovo · Xclarity Administrator

In Lenovo xClarity Administrator versions earlier than 2.1.0, an attacker that gains access to the underlying LXCA file system user may be able to retrieve a credential store containing the service processor user names and passwords for servers previously managed by that LXCA instance, and potentially decrypt those credentials more easily than intended.

7.5 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 0.46% · top 61.4% CWE-312 · Cleartext storage of sensitive data
7.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 3.5
0.46%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 versions earlier than 2.1.0, an attacker that gains access to the underlying LXCA file system user may be able to retrieve a credential store containing the service processor user names and passwords for servers previously managed by that LXCA instance, and potentially decrypt those credentials more easily than intended.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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/solutions/LEN-22168 Vendor Advisory
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-22168 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-9065), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-15). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.