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CVE-2015-7819

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-11-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-255

Description

The DB service in IBM System Networking Switch Center (SNSC) before 7.3.1.5 and Lenovo Switch Center before 8.1.2.0 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive administrator-account information via a request on port 40999, as demonstrated by an improperly encrypted password.

Affected products

• IBM System Networking Switch Center: through 7.3.1.4
• Lenovo Switch Center: through 8.1.1.0

References

• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-552/
• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_2015_074
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-552/
• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_2015_074

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