HIGH
Lenovo SHAREit before 3.2.0 for Windows and SHAREit before 3.5.48_ww for Android transfer files in cleartext, which allows remote attackers to (1) obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network or (2) conduct man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks via unspecified vectors
Published Jan 26, 2016
8.0
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.82%
Description
Lenovo SHAREit before 3.2.0 for Windows and SHAREit before 3.5.48_ww for Android transfer files in cleartext, which allows remote attackers to (1) obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network or (2) conduct man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.0 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Adjacent
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Adjacent
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.82% 0.01825
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01825
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.82% (0.01825) | 78.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.82% (0.01825) | 75.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.29% (0.00285) | 49.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00206) | 59.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00206) | 58.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00206) | 56.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (5)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135378/Lenovo-ShareIT-Information-Disclosure-Hardcoded-Password.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/67 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/lenovo-shareit-multiple-vulnerabilities x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537365/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_4058 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135378/Lenovo-ShareIT-Information-Disclosure-Hardcoded-Password.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/67 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/lenovo-shareit-multiple-vulnerabilities | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537365/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_4058 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 26, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 4, 2016
Link CVE-2016-1489
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a