High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 4, 2026· Updated Aug 24, 2026

CVE-2026-16793

Description

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an operating system command vulnerability was reported in Lenovo XClarity Orchestrator (LXCO) 2.2.0 that could allow an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary operating system commands as a privileged user under a specific circumstance.

Affected products

Lenovo/Xclarity Orchestratorllm-fuzzy
Range: 2.2.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

support.lenovo.com/my/en/solutions/ht509976-lenovo-xclarity-orchestratornvd

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Severity

HighCVSS v3.1

8.8/ 10

CVSS v48.7

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

0.36%

VYPR risk score

Composite of severity, exploitation, and reach.

0.57high

cvss	0.572
epss	0.000
exploit	0.000
kev	0.000
patch	0.000
ransomware	0.000

Weaknesses

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CVE ID

CVE-2026-16793

Credits

LT
Lenovo thanks Christopher Lusk of North Echo Security Research for reporting this vulnerability.
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