CVE-2018-9072
LXCI for VMware
In versions prior to 5.5, LXCI for VMware allows an authenticated user to download any system file due to insufficient input sanitization during file downloads.
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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- 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 download any system file due to insufficient input sanitization during file downloads.
- Record
CVE-2018-9072- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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 download any system file due to insufficient input sanitization during file downloads.
- Record
CVE-2018-9072- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-20675 No score
In versions prior to 5.5, LXCI for VMware allows an authenticated user to download any system file due to insufficient input sanitization during file downloads.
- Record
EUVD-2018-20675- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-97fh-7m8x-9fcg
In versions prior to 5.5, LXCI for VMware allows an authenticated user to download any system...
In versions prior to 5.5, LXCI for VMware allows an authenticated user to download any system file due to insufficient input sanitization during file downloads.
- Record
GHSA-97fh-7m8x-9fcg- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2018-9072 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 0.86%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.