Lenovo XClarity Orchestrator up to 2.2.0 certificate validation

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3.7$0-$5k1.26

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Lenovo XClarity Orchestrator up to 2.2.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to certificate validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-16792. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Lenovo XClarity Orchestrator up to 2.2.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

An improper certificate validation vulnerability was reported in multiple Lenovo XClarity Orchestrator (LXCO) 2.2.0 microservices that could allow an adjacent network attacker to intercept sensitive communications by performing a machine-in-the-middle attack against HTTPS connections during TLS certificate validation under certain circumstances.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.lenovo.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-16792 since 07/23/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/04/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1587.003 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/23/2026 CVE reserved
08/04/2026 +12 days Advisory disclosed
08/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: lenovo.com

Advisory: support.lenovo.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-16792 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-16792
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-385943

Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2026 22:17
Changes: 08/04/2026 22:17 (51)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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