CVE-2026-16792

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.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 4.0

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.lenovo.com/my/en/solutions/ht509976-lenovo-xclarity-orchestrator

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-04 20:16

Updated : 2026-08-24 16:45

NVD link : CVE-2026-16792

Mitre link : CVE-2026-16792

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-16792

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation

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