7.5

CVE-2020-5351: dell data_protection_advisor Use of Hard-coded Password

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 28-07-2021Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-5351 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Use of Hard-coded Password vulnerability in dell data_protection_advisor. EPSS estimates a 1.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.06%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-07-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor versions 6.4, 6.5 and 18.1 contain an undocumented account with limited privileges that is protected with a hard-coded password. A remote unauthenticated malicious user with the knowledge of the hard-coded password may login to the system and gain read-only privileges.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.06%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

64%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.06% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.06%

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