CVE-2022-22550

Local password disclosure enabling account takeover

Published Apr 12, 2022 · Updated Sep 17, 2024

Password disclosure in Dell Technologies PowerScale OneFS 8.2.2 through 9.3.0.x allows local users to take over accounts. Dell has not published the affected component or the operation that exposes password data. Exploitation requires local, high-privilege access according to Dell's CVSS vector, and the disclosed consequence is control of another account.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Password disclosure in Dell Technologies PowerScale OneFS 8.2.2 through 9.3.0.x allows local users to take over accounts. Dell has not published the affected component or the operation that exposes password data. Exploitation requires local, high-privilege access according to Dell's CVSS vector, and the disclosed consequence is control of another account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-22550
Published
Apr 12, 2022
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Vendor
Dell Technologies
Product
PowerScale OneFS
Classifications
CWE-549
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 12, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=8.2.2-9.3.0.x

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Dell Technologies · PowerScale OneFSversion=8.2.2-9.3.0.x

Published CVSS scores

6.7DellCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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-549Missing Password Field Masking

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