Insufficiently protected credentials in Dell products - CVE-2022-29085
Published: August 7, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79010
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29085
CWE-ID: CWE-522
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to Dell Unity, Dell UnityVSA, and Dell Unity XT contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability when certain off-array tools are run on the system. A local privileged user can use the exposed password to gain access with the privileges of the compromised user.
Affected software
Dell EMC Unity Operating Environment (OE)
Dell EMC Unity XT Operating Environment (OE)
Dell EMC Unity VSA Operating Environment (OE)
Dell EMC Unity XT Operating Environment (OE)
Dell EMC Unity VSA Operating Environment (OE)
How to mitigate CVE-2022-29085
Install updates from vendor's website.
Dell EMC Unity Operating Environment (OE) - update to 5.2.0.0.5.173
Dell EMC Unity XT Operating Environment (OE) - update to 5.2.0.0.5.173
Dell EMC Unity VSA Operating Environment (OE) - update to 5.2.0.0.5.173
Dell EMC Unity XT Operating Environment (OE) - update to 5.2.0.0.5.173
Dell EMC Unity VSA Operating Environment (OE) - update to 5.2.0.0.5.173