CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-1491
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-01-26
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.4 MEDIUM — AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-255
Description
The Wifi hotspot in Lenovo SHAREit before 3.2.0 for Windows, when configured to receive files, has a hardcoded password of 12345678, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging a position within the WLAN coverage area.
Affected configurations
• lenovo shareit (<= 2.5.1.1)
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135378/Lenovo-ShareIT-Information-Disclosure-Hardcoded-Password.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/67 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/lenovo-shareit-multiple-vulnerabilities Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537365/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_4058 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135378/Lenovo-ShareIT-Information-Disclosure-Hardcoded-Password.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/67 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/lenovo-shareit-multiple-vulnerabilities Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537365/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_4058 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory