HIGH
The Wifi hotspot in Lenovo SHAREit before 3.2.0 for Windows, when configured to receive files, has a hardcoded password of 12345678, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging a position within the WLAN coverage area
Published Jan 26, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.49%
Description
The Wifi hotspot in Lenovo SHAREit before 3.2.0 for Windows, when configured to receive files, has a hardcoded password of 12345678, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging a position within the WLAN coverage area.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Adjacent
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
5.4 MEDIUM NVD
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Adjacent
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.49% 0.02494
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02494
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 | 2.49% (0.02494) | 84.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.49% (0.02494) | 82.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.62% (0.00620) | 68.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00778) | 82.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00778) | 80.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.78% (0.00778) | 78.60th | 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 (1)
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_MISCThird Party 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_CONFIRMMitigationVendor 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_MISCThird Party 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_CONFIRMMitigationVendor 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-2016-1491
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a