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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-29056 · published 28 April 2023

CVE-2023-29056: Lenovo thinkagile hx5530 firmware improper privilege management vulnerability

Lenovo · Thinkagile Hx5530 Firmware

A valid LDAP user, under specific conditions, will default to read-only permissions when authenticating into XCC. To be vulnerable, XCC must be configured to use an LDAP server for Authentication/Authorization and have the login permission attribute not defined.

5.9 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.45% · top 62.7% CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
5.9CVSS 3.1 base score
0.45%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
109Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A valid LDAP user, under specific conditions, will default to read-only permissions when authenticating into XCC. To be vulnerable, XCC must be configured to use an LDAP server for Authentication/Authorization and have the login permission attribute not defined.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-118321 Vendor Advisory
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-118321 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-29056), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-17). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.