CVE-2018-16093
LXCI for VMware
In versions prior to 5.5, LXCI for VMware allows an authenticated user to write to any system file due to insufficient sanitization during the upload of a backup file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In versions prior to 5.5, LXCI for VMware allows an authenticated user to write to any system file due to insufficient sanitization during the upload of a backup file.
- Record
CVE-2018-16093- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
LXCI for VMware
In versions prior to 5.5, LXCI for VMware allows an authenticated user to write to any system file due to insufficient sanitization during the upload of a backup file.
- Record
CVE-2018-16093- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-7950 No score
In versions prior to 5.5, LXCI for VMware allows an authenticated user to write to any system file due to insufficient sanitization during the upload of a backup file.
- Record
EUVD-2018-7950- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-442g-g3hv-vwp5
In versions prior to 5.5, LXCI for VMware allows an authenticated user to write to any system...
In versions prior to 5.5, LXCI for VMware allows an authenticated user to write to any system file due to insufficient sanitization during the upload of a backup file.
- Record
GHSA-442g-g3hv-vwp5- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-434
- 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-2018-16093 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Lenovo Lxci For Vmware, published November 30, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.73%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.