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Lenovo XClarity Controller (XCC)

CVE-2023-29056

medium 5.9CVSS 3.1 · published 2023-04-28 · modified 2026-06-17

A valid LDAP user, under specific conditions, will default to read-only permissions when authenticating into XCC. To be vulnerable, XCC must be configured to use an LDAP server for Authentication/Authorization and have the login permission attribute not defined.

Affected versions (NVD)

ProductVersions
thinkagile_hx5530_firmware< 2.93_afbt30p
thinkagile_hx7530_firmware< 2.93_afbt30p
thinkagile_vx3331_firmware< 2.93_afbt30p
thinkagile_hx_enclosure_firmware< 3.72_tei388s
thinkagile_hx1021_firmware< 3.72_tei388s
thinkagile_hx1320_firmware< 8.88_cdi3a4a
thinkagile_hx1321_firmware< 8.88_cdi3a4a
thinkagile_hx1331_firmware< 2.93_afbt30p
thinkagile_hx1520-r_firmware< 8.88_cdi3a4a
thinkagile_hx1521-r_firmware< 8.88_cdi3a4a
thinkagile_hx2320-e_firmware< 8.88_cdi3a4a
thinkagile_hx2321_firmware< 8.88_cdi3a4a
thinkagile_hx2330_firmware< 2.93_afbt30p
thinkagile_hx2330_firmware2.93_afbt30p
thinkagile_hx2331_firmware< 2.93_afbt30p
thinkagile_hx2720-e_firmware< 3.72_tei388s

What to do

NVD gives no version range for this CVE yet, so this page cannot name an update version. Read the vendor advisory for the fixed firmware.

Vendor advisory (from the NVD record): support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-118321 · support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-118321.

How this page decided
Severity and CVSS: the primary NVD score (version 3.1). Affected versions: the CPE ranges in the NVD record, modified 2026-06-17. Exploited: the CISA KEV field of the NVD record. Whether you are affected needs your firmware version; this page does not know it. It is not tested against a device.

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Source: NVD CVE-2023-29056. PWX for XClarity Controller

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