CVE-2016-1490
The Wifi hotspot in Lenovo SHAREit before 3.2.0 for Windows allows remote attackers to obtain...
The Wifi hotspot in Lenovo SHAREit before 3.2.0 for Windows allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive file names via a crafted file request to /list.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Wifi hotspot in Lenovo SHAREit before 3.2.0 for Windows allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive file names via a crafted file request to /list.
- Record
CVE-2016-1490- CVSS 3.0
- 4.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.7 Low
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Wifi hotspot in Lenovo SHAREit before 3.2.0 for Windows allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive file names via a crafted file request to /list.
- Record
CVE-2016-1490- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2589 No score
The Wifi hotspot in Lenovo SHAREit before 3.2.0 for Windows allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive file names via a crafted file request to /list.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2589- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cfxh-r5jm-fqqv
The Wifi hotspot in Lenovo SHAREit before 3.2.0 for Windows allows remote attackers to obtain...
The Wifi hotspot in Lenovo SHAREit before 3.2.0 for Windows allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive file names via a crafted file request to /list.
- Record
GHSA-cfxh-r5jm-fqqv- CVSS 3.0
- 4.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-1490 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.1) 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 1.72%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
packetstormsecurity.com/files/135378/Lenovo-ShareIT-Information-Disclosure-Hardcoded-Password.html
support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_4058
coresecurity.com/advisories/lenovo-shareit-multiple-vulnerabilities
securityfocus.com/archive/1/537365/100/0/threaded
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/67
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1490
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cfxh-r5jm-fqqv