CVE-2019-19756
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn internal product security audit of Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA) discovered Windows OS credentials, used to perform driver updates of managed systems, being written to a log file in clear text. This only affects LXCA version 2.6.0 when performing a Windows driver update. Affected logs are only accessible to authorized users in the First Failure Data Capture (FFDC) service log and log files on LXCA.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceLenovo XClarity Administrator version 2.6.0 writes Windows OS credentials in cleartext to log files when performing Windows driver updates on managed systems. The exposed credentials are stored in the First Failure Data Capture (FFDC) service logs and standard log files, accessible only to authorized users.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.6.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm LXCA version 2.6.0 is installedAccess the Lenovo XClarity Administrator web interface and navigate to the About or System Information page to view the installed version. Alternatively, check the LXCA installation metadata or package version if accessible via command line.Affected if The installed version of Lenovo XClarity Administrator is exactly 2.6.0
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Verify Windows driver updates were performedReview the LXCA job history, activity logs, or driver management logs to identify if any Windows driver update tasks were executed on managed systems.Affected if Windows driver update operations were performed on any managed systems using this LXCA instance
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Inspect FFDC service logs for exposed credentialsLocate and examine the First Failure Data Capture (FFDC) service log files within the LXCA installation directory. Search for Windows OS username and password strings in plain text.Affected if FFDC logs contain cleartext Windows credentials (usernames and passwords)
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Inspect standard LXCA log files for cleartext credentialsExamine standard LXCA application log files in the default log directory. Search for patterns matching Windows credentials used for managed system authentication.Affected if Standard log files contain cleartext Windows credentials used for driver updates
You are affected if LXCA version 2.6.0 is installed AND Windows driver updates were performed, resulting in cleartext credentials appearing in FFDC or standard log files.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to a patched version of LXCA beyond 2.6.0 and rotate any Windows credentials that may have been used during driver updates in the affected version, as they may have been exposed in logs.
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