CVE-2021-42850

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 18, 2022 at 04:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:10 AM UTC
15 products affected across 1 vendorT2 FirmwareX1 FirmwareA1 Firmware

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

A weak default administrator password for the web interface and serial port was reported in some Lenovo Personal Cloud Storage devices that could allow unauthorized device access to an attacker with physical or local network access.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 5.3.6.a1
Affected range stops below 5.3.6.a1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-a1 (same device)
v < 5.3.6.t1
Affected range stops below 5.3.6.t1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-t1 (same device)
v < 5.3.8.t2
Affected range stops below 5.3.8.t2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-t2 (same device)
v < 5.3.7.t2-pro
Affected range stops below 5.3.7.t2-pro, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-t2pro (same device)
v < 5.3.8.x1
Affected range stops below 5.3.8.x1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
lenovo-x1 (same device)
v < 5.3.6.a1
Affected range stops below 5.3.6.a1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 5.3.6.t1
Affected range stops below 5.3.6.t1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 5.3.8.t2
Affected range stops below 5.3.8.t2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 5.3.7.t2-pro
Affected range stops below 5.3.7.t2-pro, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 5.3.8.x1
Affected range stops below 5.3.8.x1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-798

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