Credential disclosure via plaintext password storage
Published Mar 4, 2026 · Updated Mar 4, 2026
Plaintext password storage in Dell Device Management Agent before 26.02 allows local users with high privileges to obtain unauthorized access. Dell has not disclosed which password is stored, its storage location, or the code path that writes or reads it without protection. Exploitation requires local access with high privileges and exposes confidential credentials or credential-protected resources without reported integrity or availability impact.
Summary
What happened
Plaintext password storage in Dell Device Management Agent before 26.02 allows local users with high privileges to obtain unauthorized access. Dell has not disclosed which password is stored, its storage location, or the code path that writes or reads it without protection. Exploitation requires local access with high privileges and exposes confidential credentials or credential-protected resources without reported integrity or availability impact.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-22285
- Published
- Mar 4, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 4, 2026
- Vendor
- Dell Technologies
- Product
- Dell Device Management Agent
- Classifications
- CWE-256, T1552
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 4, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 4, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=N/A <26.02
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