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CVE-2023-4606· NVD / CVE Program· CNA lenovo

An authenticated XCC user with Read-Only permission can change a different user’s password through a crafted API command.

An authenticated XCC user with Read-Only permission can change a different user’s password through a crafted API command.   This affects ThinkSystem v2 and v3 servers with XCC; ThinkSystem v1 servers are not affected.

HighCVSS 8.1 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Oct 25, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 44th percentile
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Action score

32

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
32 / 40 · 8.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
8.1
CNA · lenovo
8.1
agree

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
lenovothinkagile hx5530 firmware
lenovothinkagile hx5530
lenovothinkagile hx7530 firmware
lenovothinkagile hx7530
lenovothinkagile vx3331 firmware
lenovothinkagile vx3331
lenovothinkagile hx1331 firmware
lenovothinkagile hx1331
lenovothinkagile hx2330 firmware
lenovothinkagile hx2330
lenovothinkagile hx2331 firmware
lenovothinkagile hx2331

and 92 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • lenovo thinkagile hx1331 firmwareall versions
  • lenovo thinkagile hx2330 firmwareall versions
  • lenovo thinkagile hx2331 firmwareall versions
  • lenovo thinkagile hx3330 firmwareall versions
  • lenovo thinkagile hx3331 firmwareall versions
  • lenovo thinkagile hx3375 firmwareall versions
  • lenovo thinkagile hx3376 firmwareall versions
  • lenovo thinkagile hx5530 firmwareall versions
  • lenovo thinkagile hx5531 firmwareall versions
  • lenovo thinkagile hx7530 firmwareall versions
  • lenovo thinkagile hx7531 firmwareall versions
  • lenovo thinkagile mx3330-f all-flash firmwareall versions
  • lenovo thinkagile mx3330-h hybrid firmwareall versions
  • lenovo thinkagile mx3331-f all-flash firmwareall versions
  • lenovo thinkagile mx3331-h hybrid firmwareall versions
  • lenovo thinkagile mx3530 f all flash firmwareall versions
  • lenovo thinkagile mx3530-h hybrid firmwareall versions
  • lenovo thinkagile mx3531 h hybrid firmwareall versions
  • lenovo thinkagile mx3531-f all-flash firmwareall versions
  • lenovo thinkagile vx2330 firmwareall versions

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (lenovo). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Lenovo Lenovo XClarity Controller (XCC)

    • variousaffected

Same product

lenovo: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-4607An authenticated XCC user can change permissions for any user through a crafted API command.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2023-25492A valid, authenticated user may be able to trigger a denial of service of the XCC web user interface or other undefined behavior through a f
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2023-0683A valid, authenticated XCC user with read only access may gain elevated privileges through a specifically crafted API call.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2023-29057A valid XCC user's local account permissions overrides their active directory permissions under specific configurations.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2023-4608An authenticated XCC user with elevated privileges can perform blind SQL injection in limited cases through a crafted API command.
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2023-29058A valid, authenticated XCC user with read-only permissions can modify custom user roles on other user accounts and the user trespass message
    26Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-862 · Missing Authorization

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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