CVE-2022-29084 is a critical vulnerability affecting Dell Unity, UnityVSA, and Unity XT systems running versions prior to 5.2.0.0.5.173. It stems from a lack of excessive authentication attempt restrictions in the Unisphere GUI, allowing remote, unauthenticated attackers to brute-force passwords. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability through account takeover, especially with weak passwords. While the vulnerability is severe, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.2.0.0.5.173CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:unity_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 5.2.0.0.5.173CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:unity_xt_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 5.2.0.0.5.173CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dell:unityvsa_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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