Vulnerability in Dell Wyse Password Encoder
CVE-2018-15781
The Dell Wyse Password Encoder in ThinLinux2 versions prior to 2.1.0.01 contain a Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker could reverse engineer the cryptographic system used in the Dell Wyse Password Encoder to discover the hard coded private key and decrypt locally stored cipher text.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.9 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Dell Wyse Password Encoder — versions ThinLinux2
- Dell Wyse Thinlinux
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.dell.com/support/article/SLN316104 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-15781?
- CVE-2018-15781 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Wyse Password Encoder, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.9/10. Published 2019-02-13.
- How severe is CVE-2018-15781?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.9 out of 10.