CVE-2016-1489

Lenovo SHAREit before 3.2.0 for Windows and SHAREit before 3.5.48_ww for Android transfer files...

8.0 High

Lenovo SHAREit before 3.2.0 for Windows and SHAREit before 3.5.48_ww for Android transfer files in cleartext, which allows remote attackers to (1) obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network or (2) conduct man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks via unspecified vectors.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.82%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.0

Record: CVE-2016-1489
CVSS 3.0: 8.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200, CWE-254
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-1489
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-2588 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-2588
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v59g-ff34-qq7w 8.0

Lenovo SHAREit before 3.2.0 for Windows and SHAREit before 3.5.48_ww for Android transfer files...

Record: GHSA-v59g-ff34-qq7w
CVSS 3.0: 8.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

lenovo shareit

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-1489 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.0) in Lenovo Shareit, published January 26, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.82%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.