Password disclosure via plaintext credential storage
Published Jan 24, 2022 · Updated Sep 16, 2024
Plaintext password storage in Dell System Update 1.9.2 and earlier allows local users to disclose stored user passwords. Dell identifies plaintext password storage but does not disclose the storage location or the operation that writes or retrieves the passwords. A low-privileged local account is required, and the bounded consequence is disclosure of stored user passwords.
Summary
What happened
Plaintext password storage in Dell System Update 1.9.2 and earlier allows local users to disclose stored user passwords. Dell identifies plaintext password storage but does not disclose the storage location or the operation that writes or retrieves the passwords. A low-privileged local account is required, and the bounded consequence is disclosure of stored user passwords.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-22554
- Published
- Jan 24, 2022
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Vendor
- Dell
- Product
- Dell System Update
- Classifications
- CWE-256, CWE-522, T1555
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 24, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <1.9.2, 1.9.1, 1.9
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