# CVE-2019-19756: Information disclosure in XClarity Administrator (LXCA)

> Windows OS credentials are written to log files in clear text during driver updates, exposing sensitive data to authorized users.

- **Severity:** High 7.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Mar 2020
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-574h-qggc-9ph9

## What is CVE-2019-19756?

CVE-2019-19756 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA), published on 13 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An internal product security audit of Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA) discovered Windows OS credentials, used to perform driver updates of managed systems, being written to a log file in clear text. This only affects LXCA version 2.6.0 when performing a Windows driver update. Affected logs are only accessible to authorized users in the First Failure Data Capture (FFDC) service log and log files on LXCA.

Weakness: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19756?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Lenovo Xclarity Administrator.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-19756?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19756 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-19756 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19756 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA)

- [CVE-2016-8233](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8233/): Information disclosure in XClarity Administrator (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-9064](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9064/): Information disclosure in Lenovo xClarity Administrator (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-9066](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9066/): Command injection in Lenovo xClarity Administrator (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-3770](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3770/): Privilege escalation in Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA) (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-6158](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-6158/): Information disclosure in Lenovo XClarity Administrator (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-19756 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-19756 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA), published on 13 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19756 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19756/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19756/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19756
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19756
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-19756

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