CVE-2020-29501

Credential disclosure via cleartext password storage

Published Jan 5, 2021 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Cleartext password storage in Dell EMC PowerStore before 1.0.3.0.5.007 allows local users to disclose certain user credentials. Dell has not published the storage location or the operation that writes those credentials without protection. Exploitation requires local authentication with high privileges, after which exposed credentials grant the compromised account's application privileges.

CVSS severity6.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext password storage in Dell EMC PowerStore before 1.0.3.0.5.007 allows local users to disclose certain user credentials. Dell has not published the storage location or the operation that writes those credentials without protection. Exploitation requires local authentication with high privileges, after which exposed credentials grant the compromised account's application privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-29501
Published
Jan 5, 2021
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
Dell Technologies
Product
PowerStore
Classifications
CWE-312, T1552
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 5, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <PowerStore SW 1.0.3.0.5.006

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Dell Technologies · PowerStoreversion=unspecified <PowerStore SW 1.0.3.0.5.006

Published CVSS scores

6.7NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.4DellCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.6NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
T1552Unsecured Credentials

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