CVE-2019-19756

Credential disclosure via cleartext driver-update logging

Published Mar 13, 2020 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Cleartext logging in Lenovo XClarity Administrator 2.6.0 allows authorized users to obtain Windows OS credentials during driver updates. The appliance writes supplied managed-system credentials without protection into its FFDC service log and local log files. Access requires an authorized LXCA user able to retrieve or read those logs, and exposure is limited to the recorded credentials.

CVSS severity7.9
High
EPSS probability0.31%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext logging in Lenovo XClarity Administrator 2.6.0 allows authorized users to obtain Windows OS credentials during driver updates. The appliance writes supplied managed-system credentials without protection into its FFDC service log and local log files. Access requires an authorized LXCA user able to retrieve or read those logs, and exposure is limited to the recorded credentials.

The record

CVE
CVE-2019-19756
Published
Mar 13, 2020
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
Lenovo
Product
XClarity Administrator
Classifications
CWE-532, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 13, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <2.6.12

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Lenovo · XClarity Administratorversion=unspecified <2.6.12

Published CVSS scores

7.9Lenovo Group Ltd.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
3.6NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
6.0NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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