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Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CVE-2022-22560

Severity High
Score 7.1/10

Summary

Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS 8.1.x - 9.1.x contain hard coded credentials. This allows a local user with knowledge of the credentials to login as the admin user to the backend ethernet switch of a PowerScale cluster. The attacker can exploit this vulnerability to take the switch offline.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials

The software contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published