CVE-2026-16792 Global TLS Certificate Validation Bypass in Lenovo XClarity Orchestrator
An attacker can intercept sensitive communications via machine-in-the-middle attacks due to improper TLS certificate validation in Lenovo XClarity Orchestrator.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-16792?
CVE-2026-16792 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo XClarity Orchestrator, published on 4 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An improper certificate validation vulnerability was reported in multiple Lenovo XClarity Orchestrator (LXCO) 2.2.0 microservices that could allow an adjacent network attacker to intercept sensitive communications by performing a machine-in-the-middle attack against HTTPS connections during TLS certificate validation under certain circumstances.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16792?
How do I fix CVE-2026-16792?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16792 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-16792 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16792 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hqj6-mx68-28jm.