CVE-2018-15781 describes a hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in the Dell Wyse Password Encoder within ThinLinux2 versions prior to 2.1.0.01. An unauthenticated remote attacker could reverse engineer the cryptographic system to discover the private key, enabling decryption of locally stored ciphertext. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 8.0 (HIGH), indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity, requiring network access but no user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.0, < 2.1.0.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:wyse_thinlinux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.