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CVE-2018-15773 (GCVE-0-2018-15773)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-12-05 18:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 22:14
VLAI
Title
Dell Encryption Enterprise \ Dell Data Protection Encryption Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Summary
Dell Encryption (formerly Dell Data Protection | Encryption) v10.1.0 and earlier contain an information disclosure vulnerability. A malicious user with physical access to the machine could potentially exploit this vulnerability to access the unencrypted RegBack folder that contains back-ups of sensitive system files.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • information disclosure vulnerability
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Dell Dell Encryption (formerly Dell Data Protection | Encryption) Affected: unspecified , < 10.1.0 (custom)
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Date Public
2018-12-03 00:00
Credits
Dell would like to thank Jan van der Put and Harm Blankers of REQON Security for reporting this vulnerability.
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