CVE-2022-29085 is a plain-text password storage vulnerability affecting Dell Unity, UnityVSA, and Unity XT versions prior to 5.2.0.0.5.173. When specific off-array tools are executed, highly privileged user credentials are stored in plain text. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.7 (Medium), indicating that a local attacker with high privileges could exploit it to gain unauthorized access with the compromised user's full privileges, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.