CVE-2019-3762Network attack vector

System impersonation via improper certificate issuance

Published Mar 18, 2020 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Certificate-chain validation in Dell Data Protection Central 1.0, 1.0.1, 18.1, 18.2, and 19.1 allows remote attackers to impersonate valid systems. The certificate-issuance path follows an untrusted chain incorrectly and returns a CA-signed certificate accepted as a valid system identity. No credentials or user interaction are required; the resulting certificate enables system impersonation and unauthorized data modification.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.65%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Certificate-chain validation in Dell Data Protection Central 1.0, 1.0.1, 18.1, 18.2, and 19.1 allows remote attackers to impersonate valid systems. The certificate-issuance path follows an untrusted chain incorrectly and returns a CA-signed certificate accepted as a valid system identity. No credentials or user interaction are required; the resulting certificate enables system impersonation and unauthorized data modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2019-3762
Published
Mar 18, 2020
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
Dell
Product
Data Protection Central
Classifications
CWE-296, CWE-295, T1587.003
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 18, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0, 1.0.1, 18.1, 18.2, 19.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell · Data Protection Centralversion=1.0, 1.0.1, 18.1, 18.2, 19.1

Published CVSS scores

5.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
7.5DellCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-296Improper Following of a Certificate's Chain of Trust
CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation
T1587.003Digital Certificates

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