CVE-2021-42848

Unauthenticated disclosure of device and network details

Published May 18, 2022 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Information disclosure in Lenovo Personal Cloud Storage devices allows unauthenticated remote attackers to retrieve device and network details. Lenovo has not published the affected request, interface, or missing authorization check that returns these details. Access requires network adjacency, and the documented consequence is limited to disclosure of device and networking information.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.74%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Lenovo Personal Cloud Storage devices allows unauthenticated remote attackers to retrieve device and network details. Lenovo has not published the affected request, interface, or missing authorization check that returns these details. Access requires network adjacency, and the documented consequence is limited to disclosure of device and networking information.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-42848
Published
May 18, 2022
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Lenovo
Product
Personal Cloud Storage T2
Classifications
CWE-862, T1592
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 18, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <5.3.8.t2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Lenovo · Personal Cloud Storage T2version=unspecified <5.3.8.t2
Lenovo · Personal Cloud Storage A1version=unspecified <5.3.6.a1
Lenovo · Personal Cloud Storage T1version=unspecified <5.3.6.t1
Lenovo · Personal Cloud Storage X1version=unspecified <5.3.8.x1
Lenovo · Personal Cloud Storage T2Proversion=unspecified <5.3.7.t2-pro

Published CVSS scores

5.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.3Lenovo Group Ltd.CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
5.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1592Gather Victim Host Information

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