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CVE-2020-29491: dell wyse proprietary os (thinos) Incorrect Default Permissions

CVSS: 10.0v3.1CriticalModified
Published 04-01-2021Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-29491 is a critical (CVSS 10.0) Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in dell wyse proprietary os (thinos). EPSS estimates a 1.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.82%
0%100%
Low · -0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 04-01-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Dell Wyse ThinOS 8.6 and prior versions contain an insecure default configuration vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain access to the sensitive information on the local network, leading to the potential compromise of impacted thin clients.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.82%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

79%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.03 pp

From 1.85% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.82%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Dell2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

1 links