CVE-2020-8356Network attack vector

Credential disclosure via unredacted forwarder logging

Published Mar 9, 2021 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Cleartext credential exposure in Lenovo XClarity Orchestrator before 1.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to read forwarding passwords. The Syslog and SMTP forwarder configuration writes optional passwords without redaction into an internal log included in FFDC service logs. A privileged user must request the FFDC bundle and can then recover configured forwarding credentials from the bundle available only to that requester.

CVSS severity4.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.54%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext credential exposure in Lenovo XClarity Orchestrator before 1.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to read forwarding passwords. The Syslog and SMTP forwarder configuration writes optional passwords without redaction into an internal log included in FFDC service logs. A privileged user must request the FFDC bundle and can then recover configured forwarding credentials from the bundle available only to that requester.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-8356
Published
Mar 9, 2021
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
Lenovo
Product
XClarity Orchestrator
Classifications
CWE-319, T1552.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 9, 2021CVE 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 <1.2.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Lenovo · XClarity Orchestratorversion=unspecified <1.2.2

Published CVSS scores

4.9NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.9Lenovo Group Ltd.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-319Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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