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CVE-2020-29494

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-29494 is a path traversal vulnerability in the PDM component of Dell EMC Avamar Server versions 19.1, 19.2, and 19.3, as well as Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) allows a remote, authenticated attacker to gain unauthorized write access to arbitrary files on the server filesystem, potentially leading to file deletion. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
19.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_avamar_server:19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
19.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_avamar_server:19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
19.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_avamar_server:19.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_integrated_data_protection_appliance:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_integrated_data_protection_appliance:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.7HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
5.8
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.68%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0168 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 5,538 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

dell.com / support/kbdoc/en-us/000181806/dsa-2020-272-dell-emc-avamar-server-security-update-for-multiple-vulnerabilities
PatchVendor Advisory